# Do Your Teeth Move? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 26, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557 "2015-06-26T19:28:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/1 "2015-06-26T19:28:45Z")
I have noticed that it is easier for me to floss in the morning, than in the evening. My teeth are set close together, so it takes me some time to floss them. It does seem easier in the moring. So, do your teeth move around a bit-the forces of chewing would seem (to me) to be spreading them apart. anyway, what is the SD on this? ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/2 "2015-06-26T20:14:34Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > I have noticed that it is easier for me to floss in the morning, than in the evening. My teeth are set close together, so it takes me some time to floss them. It does seem easier in the moring. > So, do your teeth move around a bit-the forces of chewing would seem (to me) to be spreading them apart. > anyway, what is the SD on this? Ask your dentist! ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/3 "2015-06-26T20:26:23Z")
I think in general teeth moving is a bad thing. (unless you mean baby teeth) So a trip to the dentist sounds like a good idea. (Except if you have braces which will move them around slowly. ) ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/4 "2015-06-26T20:54:45Z")
On a very long time-scale, your teeth will move. This is what allows braces and other orthodontic devices to work. On a day-to-day or cyclical basis, I don’t think so. There may be aspects of circadian rhythm that cause your gums to expand, but I wouldn’t know the details. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/5 "2015-06-26T21:29:59Z")
Healthy teeth move a little. That’s how you can get popcorn husks stuck between them, and how you can force the dental floss between them. Teeth aren’t set in bone, but in tissue lining the sockets in the jawbone. This tissue is compressible…a little. ---
**Author:** ![kanicbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/6 "2015-06-26T21:51:26Z")
Yes teeth move a little, dental implants don’t - screwed into bone. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/7 "2015-06-26T21:59:36Z")
I wear a night guard molded from my teeth. When I take off the guard my teeth don’t feel like they did the night before. Eventually they reach equilibrium. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/8 "2015-06-26T22:48:53Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > So, do your teeth move around a bit [They do if you’re Conrad Poohs.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Sn3MXnPh0) ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/9 "2015-06-26T23:16:01Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > I wear a night guard molded from my teeth. When I take off the guard my teeth don’t feel like they did the night before. Eventually they reach equilibrium. I wear a retainer, and the same thing happens to me, especially if I skip a night. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2015, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-teeth-move/723557/10 "2015-06-27T18:43:23Z")
If the OP’s teeth fit together differently in the morning I’d bet he’s either clenching or grinding at night. For best long term dental health the OP might want to get that looked at by an expert.