What to do if your teeth are loose

Tooth shaking, that is, loose teeth, the shaking proves that the looseness is quite serious. There are many reasons for this, such as caries, external force impact, etc. At this time, you should seek medical attention in time. The doctor will take the next step of treatment according to the clinical classification. If the shaking is indeed serious, it should be removed in time. If it is not particularly serious, consolidation and repair methods should be taken in time.

What to do if your teeth are loose

1. If the teeth are severely loose and the surrounding inflammation is extensive, forcibly retaining them may cause the inflammation to spread to adjacent teeth, causing inflammation around the adjacent teeth and leading to a series of diseases such as loose teeth. Therefore, removing excessively loose teeth is also a treatment method.

2. Loose teeth caused by bite problems should be diagnosed by a dentist. If accompanied by periodontitis, periodontal treatment should be performed first, and the remaining occlusal problems can be adjusted later. The way to adjust the bite is to grind the parts of the teeth that interfere with the bite. Doctors are usually cautious when grinding, and the amount of adjustment is very small, so several grindings may be needed.

4. If tooth loosening is caused by periapical inflammation, the periapical inflammation should be resolved first. After root canal treatment or other treatments by a dentist, the looseness of the teeth will generally be alleviated as the periapical inflammation subsides.

Clinical classification

Loose teeth can be caused acutely or progress slowly over time, and may or may not be accompanied by tooth pain and discomfort. The main effect on people is the feeling of weakness or discomfort when chewing food. Depending on the degree of tooth looseness, it can be clinically divided into three degrees: degree I to degree III. Grade I tooth looseness means that the mobility in the buccolingual direction (inside and outside direction) is within 1mm, and there is no mobility in other directions; Grade II tooth looseness has two situations, one is that the mobility in the buccolingual direction (inside and outside direction) is between 1~2mm, and the other is that the teeth have mobility in the buccolingual direction (inside and outside direction) and mesiodistal direction (left and right direction); Grade III tooth looseness also has two situations, one is that the mobility in the buccolingual direction (inside and outside direction) exceeds 2mm, and the other is that the teeth have mobility in three directions: buccolingual direction (inside and outside direction), mesiodistal direction (left and right direction) and vertical direction (up and down direction). The degree of tooth looseness increases from Grade I to Grade III, which has a greater impact on the patient's life. Generally speaking, the possibility of tooth loss or extraction is also greater.