Loose Tooth

If you have a loose tooth, you will find that it is difficult to chew food. The food will easily be trapped in the teeth. If the food is not cleared away from your teeth, you will have gum disease. Gum disease will cause your teeth to be even looser. You will have problem in chewing the food properly. If the teeth are out of the normal position, your mouth will look less attractive. If you did not attend to the loose tooth, you will eventually have to pull it out.

You can have loose teeth if you have gum disease, malocclusion, bruxism, and trauma. One of the major causes for loose teeth is gum disease. When you have gum disease, the supporting bone will be slowly destroyed. As time progressed, bone loss will occur and cause your teeth to have lesser support. Gum disease can be hard to detect in the early stage. Usually, the patient will realize that their tooth is loose when they have chronic gum disease problem. If you did not attend to the gum disease, your gum will start to recede. As a result, the teeth will become loose. In the final stage of the gum disease, the teeth will drop out.

Malocclusion is a condition where the teeth meet in the wrong way when you chew food.  Bruxism can happen when you regularly grind the teeth. Trauma to the teeth can happen when you hit something hard during a sports accident.

If you found out that one of your teeth is loose, you must first determine the cause. After you have determined the cause, you must treat it. If you have gum disease, you must get it treated so that the teeth will become firm. If you have malocclusion, you can undergo the orthodontic treatment. Another way to treat malocclusion is to use replacement crowns. The replacement crowns will be fabricated to match with the natural crowns. They will correct the original size and position of the teeth. If your tooth is loosened because of habitual grinding, you can wear a night guard. The night guard is fitted over the teeth so that you won’t accidentally grind your teeth. if your teeth is loosened because of a sports injury, you must give some time for the loose tooth to rest. You should avoid eating food that requires chewing if your tooth is loosened by a blow.

If the above treatments are not successful, the doctor can stabilize the teeth by using a splint. The purpose of using a splint is to join the loose teeth with the firmer teeth. As soon as you notice your tooth is loose, you must quickly seek the attention of a licensed dentist.