Loose Front Teeth

[trumpetanon]

Hello I am 18 and have been playing the trumpet for about 8 years. For the majority of those years i had a very very bad technique which involved a lot of pressure. Basically the trumpet mouth piece would crush my lips and be pressing against my teeth whilst playing.

To give you an idea of the pressure involved my little finger would turn red at the point where it contacted the trumpet due to it applying so much force towards my face.

For as long as i can remember my adult teeth at the front have always felt loose, they aren't visible wobbly and haven't got "looser" with time. If i put the pad of my finger over 2 teeth and push 1 of the teeth with my tongue then i can feel the tooth move. About 1.5years ago i asked my dentist about this, i said my teeth are wobbly, so he gave them a wobble by pinching a tooth and seeing if it moved. He couldn't detect any wobble but i think he was looking for something a bit more extreme.

The next time i see my current dentist i am going to ask him about this (this is a different dentist to the one before). In terms of my dental health my gums are pink, only one filling, i brush twice a day and regularly visit the dentist. I have had xrays done of my teeth (i can't remember if this included the front teeth) I know that the machine was pointed into my cheeks. Nothing was detected on them.

What i would like to know is:
What is the medical name for this?
What treatments are available?
Do i need to give up trumpet?
What are the costs involved?

What next if my dentist doesn't detect the movement?

Thanks

[Jerome Bogin, D.D.S.]

We rate mobility of teeth 1,2 and 3. You can certainly have a tooth with a mobility of two which would not excite the dentist to do anything.Class three mobility is more serious and the cause would need to be determined.Teeth do move in function,but it does sound like you are putting an extensive amount of force on the front teeth.It is possible to splint the teeth together which would tend to give them more stability while you are still playing. There are different ways of doing this so I really can't give you an idea of the fees involved.

[trumpetanon]

I forgot to mention, i think this more of a tooth trauma issue.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occlusal_trauma
I think this is the problem that i have, a primary occlusal trauma.