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 tissues, or causes 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.
