Oral Trauma
There are two common problems that cause most loose adult teeth. The most common cause of a loose adult tooth is oral trauma. Your teeth are held in place by thousands of ligaments that line up around the root of the tooth. Oral trauma causes these ligaments to get stretched, which makes your tooth loose in your mouth. The two most common causes of oral trauma are teeth grinding and an injury to the face or jaw.
Teeth Grinding
Everyone knows if they get hit hard in the face, but you may be grinding your teeth in your sleep without even knowing it. Grinding your teeth and clenching the jaw while sleeping puts extra pressure on the ligaments holding your teeth in place. If your teeth feel loose only in the morning, then you are probably grinding your teeth each night while sleeping.
Gum Disease
The other common cause of a loose adult tooth is gum disease. If you are not practicing proper brushing techniques, then you are very susceptible to gum disease. If plaque is not removed from the teeth each night, then it starts to develop an infection at the gum line. This infection starts to destroy the gum tissue, which will cause your teeth to feel loose.
Ways To Treat a Loose Tooth
Treating the underlying cause of your loose tooth in a timely manner is the only way to ensure that you do not lose the tooth. A tooth splint will most likely be used if you suffered an injury to the face and mouth. The tooth splint will hold the loose tooth in place until the ligaments have enough time to heal.
If teeth grinding is the primary cause of your loose adult tooth, then you will be given a mouth guard. Sleeping with the mouth guard will prevent you from grinding your teeth at night. Since you will not be damaging your teeth each night, your teeth will tighten in no time.
If you have gum disease, then your mouth will need to undergo a deep cleaning. Removing the bacteria and infection from your mouth will let your gums go back to normal. If you have a loose adult tooth, then you need to visit Daxon Dentistry immediately. Daxon Dentistry will be able to quickly determine the primary cause of your loose tooth, and will start treatment immediately to ensure that you are able to keep all of your teeth.