Common Causes of Tooth Loosening Before Adulthood

Tooth mobility is one of the most common problems. All teeth move within a limited range while chewing food, and this process is called "physiological tooth mobility". This condition becomes abnormal when the teeth start moving faster than normal. When tooth mobility exceeds the normal range, this condition is called tooth mobility.

What are the symptoms of tooth mobility?

Moving faster than normal is the most prominent and obvious symptom.

Along with tooth mobility, a person may also experience the following problems, such as:

Difficulty chewing.
Pain in the root or adjacent area due to increased pressure on the tooth.
Abnormal appearance of the tooth due to the affected tooth bending outward or inward.
Excessive calculus accumulation around the tooth.
Long-term pain in the jaw.
Jawbone moving away from the affected tooth.
Increased length of the upper part of the tooth.
Increased infection around the tooth.

Why do teeth become loose?

There can be many internal causes of tooth looseness, such as:

Loss of the supporting structure (or bone) of the tooth.
Excessive weight or pressure on the tooth, or long-term gum disease.
In some cases, a loose tooth will settle on its own after a short time, but in some patients, it becomes very difficult to reposition the tooth.