Can I pull out a very loose tooth?

Loose teeth have a huge impact on people's oral health, because if the teeth are loose, people will feel that they cannot use force when chewing food, and may even find it difficult to bite many foods. If teeth are loose and become very severe, it can also cause redness and swelling of the gums, leading to diseases such as tooth inflammation, so timely treatment is required. So, if the teeth are very loose, can they be extracted?

Can loose teeth be pulled out? Loose teeth will inevitably cause chewing weakness, food cannot be fully chewed, and the gastrointestinal burden is increased. However, if the teeth are loose, do not pull them out easily, as they can usually be fixed. The cause should be identified and treated appropriately.

Can loose teeth be extracted? For teeth caused by periodontal disease, if they are slightly loose, they will usually return to normal through effective periodontal treatment. If they are moderately loose, while treating the periodontitis, the loose teeth should be ligated and fixed together with the adjacent teeth to reduce the load on the loose teeth and prevent the looseness from getting worse. At this time, most loose teeth cannot be restored. If they are severely loose, that is, "loose teeth", that is, the teeth are obviously loose up and down, left and right, then the method of extracting the affected teeth is often used to avoid adding unnecessary burden to the adjacent teeth.

Can loose teeth be pulled out? When loose teeth are caused by trauma, if they are mildly loose, you can take anti-inflammatory drugs (spiramycin, lincomycin, etc.). Once the inflammation subsides, the teeth will automatically return to a stable state. If the looseness is severe or dislocated or shifted, the teeth should be repositioned, then ligated and fixed to the adjacent teeth, and anti-inflammatory drugs should be taken, oral hygiene should be maintained, and this tooth should not be used in the short term, etc. After 1 to 2 months, the tooth will return to normal.

The loose teeth that occur during an acute attack of periodontitis or apical periodontitis are mainly treated by controlling inflammation. Once the acute inflammation is relieved, the loose teeth will also be reduced or disappear.

Can loose teeth be extracted? Loose teeth occur when the bite force is too strong or the bite relationship is abnormal. Generally, after the doctor adjusts the bite and eliminates the bite trauma, the alveolar bone can repair itself and the teeth can return to a stable state.