Tartar and scalers

[llVeXXll]

I had some tartar removed today, after having had some fall off the other day and thinking I had chipped my tooth or something because it was hard obviously. It feels quite rough where it has been removed but not sharp any more.

Is there any chance that if scalers were used by a dentist who wasn't using them properly, he/ she could end up taking small ammounts of the actual tooth away, or chipping it very slightly? Or does this tool only work for taking tartar off. It's just that I now have a bigger gap between my teeth than I did before, I HOPE this is because I had tartar build up on each side of the 2 teeth and when it has been removed it has left a gap. I hope it isn't where slices of actual tooth have come off and left me with a gap.

A few other questions:

If my teeth are rough because the dentist took ALMOST all the tartar off not all of it (because I was wincing) then would using enamel restoring toothpaste on the uneven tartar surface be a BAD idea? because of the liquid calcium that claims to fill in crevices? I'm very confused.

How thick is one's enamel?

Does it actually grow back if you have enough vitamins for it to do so?

If I were to have a back tooth removed, would all my front teeth move round to the back to fill in the spaces?

That's about it, thanks very much for any answers. x

[scottma]

It's highly unlikely that a scaler can damage enamel.Once the tooth erupts into oral cavity, there is no known method to increase the amount of enamel.Teeth tend to move forward, occasionally, teeth may shift backward if there is a gap in the posterior area.