Tooth hypereruption.

[Minionfan]

Just wondering, what are the main effects and long term consequences when a tooth hyper erupts?

 

[Dr M]

Good day

I assume that when you talk about " hyper-eruption", you are referring to a tooth that over-erupts. Usually this is caused by the absence of an opposing tooth, which allows the tooth to continue to " grow" in a vertical dimension.
At a certain point it can lead to problems with your occlusion, since it might influence your bite.

 

[Minionfan]

Thank you for your reply.
Does it cause problems with your bone or bone level at all?

 

[Dr M]

Good day,

Usually the over-eruption does not affect the bone level by itself. It usually becomes a problem if the area surrounding the tooth, becomes a food trap. If food gets stuck and you don't clean it out nicely, you might have localized bone loss adjacent to the tooth after a certain amount of time.

 

[Minionfan]

Thanks very much. That's really useful to know.