What may happen if you do not replace a missing tooth.
To replace a missing tooth or not can depend a few factors, cost being a main factor that can tend to stop many people. In fact due to dental cost there are still many people that find it cheaper to pull a tooth then to repair it by having a root canal and crown work done.
However what happens once you have a missing tooth and you chose not to replace it? Over time the tooth that opposes the lost tooth may super erupt. An upper tooth that does not have a lower tooth to chew against will migrate down until it finds something to stop it, and vice versa. In addition if there is one or more teeth behind a lost tooth, drifting and tilting of these teeth can usually occur. This can lead to a number of serious complications that include developing bite problems and even loss of additional teeth.