Resorption of root There is a “succeeding permanent tooth” underneath the root of every deciduous tooth. When the permanent tooth erupts, the root of the deciduous tooth will resorb and the tooth will become loose and will eventually fall off. This natural phenomenon occurs between the age of six and thirteen.
Receding dental alveolar bone When a person is suffering
from severe periodontal disease, the dental alveolar
bone will recede and the teeth will lose support and
become loose.
Inflammation of periodontal tissues around teeth When dental caries
or periodontal disease causes inflammation of the periodontal
tissue, or cause an abscess, the teeth will become loose.
Traumatic injury to teeth After traumatic injury to a tooth, the tooth supporting tissues may be damaged and the tooth involved will become loose.
Management
There is no need to worry if a deciduous tooth becomes loose because of tooth transition. You can let the deciduous tooth naturally exfoliate and there is no need to extract it. Even though the tooth is loose, you must still pay attention to oral hygiene around it.
If teeth are mobile because of periodontal disease, you should go to a dentist as soon as possible and seek proper treatment to prevent the situation from worsening.
You
should see a dentist when there is inflammation in the
periodontal tissues and seek proper treatment to completely
cure the inflammation. According to the situation, treatments
such as root
planing or endodontic(root
canal) treatment can be done to keep the inflammation
from spreading to adjacent periodontal tissues.
You
should go to a dentist as soon as possible to have your
teeth checked if a tooth becomes mobile after a traumatic
injury.
