By Ann on Sunday, August 13, 2000 - 12:45 pm:

I don't floss anymore. The reason why? By creating a little room between my teeth in the morning they need all day to get in place again. Once a tooth even popped out of line thanks to the flossing and ruined the effect of years of braces. Anyone else?

By Bianca on Monday, August 14, 2000 - 01:37 am:

Most of the time, my teeth are normal, but there are some mornings , when I can hold them with my fingers and push and pull them a little bit, so that they are moving. Up to now I always thougt that everbody can do that.

By Gwen on Monday, August 14, 2000 - 07:30 pm:

I never thought about my teeth being hypermobile before but this topic has me wondering. Normally my teeth are quite close together but I find large pieces of meat manage to get stuck between them as I eat. I think maybe the pressure of chewing causes them to move and as the pressure eases they spring back and trap whatever was in between at the time. It is held quite firmly and requires repeated flossing or use of a toothpick to dislodge it. I must ask my dentist next time I see him.

By jane on Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 06:20 am:

All my few remaining teeth wobble around. I have spent all my adult life suffering on & off from painful adscesses that develop in the 'pockets' below my teeth & usually ending up losing good teeth because of their hypermobility. At 49 I now have only a few left & I wake up at night finding myself grinding my teeth which makes them even more unstable. I have always brushed twice or three times daily & visited the dentist regularly. Is it all due to my hypermobility?

By Bianca on Sunday, October 01, 2000 - 08:02 am:

I am very surprised to read your posting, because this is exactly one of my problems in the moment.
I don't know whether it is a specific problem of HMS or not.
I am 29 now and I have one tooth, where they killed the roots by a tretment maybe 12 years ago. Six years ago I had my first infection under it and they restored it by renewing the filling of the roots.
Since three weeks there is another inflammation under the tooth and there came same yellow thing out. So I went to the dentist and he made a X-Ray and then told me that the bone has solved itsself under the tooth. I knew that this tooth is wobbling but I thougt that this is because of HMS. Other teeth also wobble from time to time but not so much.
And one of the strange thing I find is that I never had pain in my bone.
In the moment I inject every day same Chlorhexidin and on the 24th of October my dentist will try to reconstruct the bone, but he told me that there is no guarantee for success.
And when this is not working he told me that he will saw one root of the tooth away and hope that the infection will leave and the bone regrow.
He can do this sawing because I have four roots on this tooth instead of two like normal people.
What did you Jane try to do? I am very interested to read from your experiences. Thank you.

By Vicky on Saturday, January 13, 2001 - 12:20 pm:

I had similar problems. I had years of dental work,but didn't get great results, and was told it was because the roots of my teeth were too strong; this was before I was diagnosed with HMS but I probably had the beginnings cos I had tendonitis in both of my knees even though I only injured one of them. Now, 6 years after the dental work, I can still feel my teeth move sometimes, and had serious problems with my wisdom teeth. It's amazing how all the little bits of the puzzle come together after diagnosis isn't it! maybe weird rooted teeth is part of that puzzle. It would be nice to get some proper medical resaerch into it cos sometimes you can find yourself attributing anything to the HMS and I would hate for someone to accept a treatable complaint because they thought it was just all part of the syndrome; and it would help with the inevitable hyperchondriac comments!

By Annie on Saturday, January 13, 2001 - 02:14 pm:

I have had wobbly teeth for years, but had not been diagnosed with EDS when I first noticed. I spoke to Prof. Grahame about it in December and he said there is currently dental research measuring how mobile our teeth are!

By Rita on Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 03:59 am:

Don't you just love this man!!!!!

By Josie on Monday, April 02, 2001 - 03:48 am:

I am so surprised!! I have wobbly teeth too. Do you also have some pain for days and then the pain dissapears... and a couple of weeks later the pain is back?

By Karin on Tuesday, April 03, 2001 - 07:56 pm:

There have always been gaps between my front teeth.
I've had a Dr. tell me that I have migrateing teeth.
In other words they move. AND BOY DO THEY.
After having several back teeth removed (no connection to bone) the remaining teeth move where they want.In, Out, Sideways. I rarely smile anymore,
though I laugh in my heart.
Looks are'nt everything but chewing food can be very important!!!

By Gwenin England on Tuesday, April 17, 2001 - 02:07 pm:

My goodness this is strange, my daughter is currently undiagnosed with probable HMS/EDS, and I am also very hypermobile, also my teeth!! Although my gums are healthy for my age, my teeth have moved after braces, and continue to be a bit mobile!

By Patty on Thursday, April 19, 2001 - 01:03 am:

Yup. Mobile teeth. Hmmm. I will sure be interested to read what the research comes up with. My teeth are solid, then one or two will wiggle like a little kid's, then firm up again. And yes, the fleeting pains. Here today and gone tonight! My dentist asked permission to take my mould to her classes because my bite is perfect even though my teeth are misshapen, crooked, uneven, etc. I guess the mobility has served me a good purpose!

By Andrea on Friday, October 05, 2001 - 01:08 pm:

I am nearly 39 now with a perfect set of teeth (no fillings). Three wisdom teeth have been removed (no space for the 4 cm long buggers!), and during that surgery the orthodontic surgeon cut open the whole of my upper left gum to find out why I develop sinusitis with every cold (only on the left side). To his amazement he found the roots of several molars pushing through up into the sinus, and the teeth were loose. I have been very lucky with my dentist: she has been in touch with the orthodontist and has confirmed that over the years my gums have receded abnormally fast, with no gum disease, leaving these pockets between the teeth. She has also confirmed that my teeth show no signs of grinding (no abnormal wear) but that I am obviously clenching them frequently and for prolonged periods. There is a lot of collagen in gum tissue, which is the stuff, of course we are no good at producing properly. But I have also been wondering if I just clench my teeth as an act of pulling myself together. My dentist recommended relaxation exercises, and asked me to make sure that my teeth were always slightly separated and the tip of my tonge rested on the palate right behind the incisors. This "exercise" has helped tremendously. The only other thing she recommended was the softest toothbrush I could find. What's wrong with using a junior one?