Tooth Mobility
Tooth mobility is a dental problem in which the affected tooth gets loose due to a disease or injury to the gum and the bone which supports the tooth. This tooth problem causes acute pain in the tooth especially while chewing something and thus causes high level of possibility of tooth loss. 
It is a condition of horizontal and to a lesser degree, axial movement of a tooth caused due to loss of all or a particular attachment and supporting part. Tooth mobility is often caused in the cases of patients suffering from periodontitis, occlusal trauma and periodontosis.
Causes : There can be various causes for this tooth problem of mobility of tooth. Some of the causes are as followed.
- Infection :accumulation of food particles leads to formulation of bacteria on the tooth this condition finally causes inflammation of gums. This inflammation from the gingival spread to the fibrous tissue between the teeth and bone. Inflammation affects the bone adversely and thus immobilizes the foundation on which tooth stands.
- A tumor of the bone destructs the bone attached to tooth which results into tooth mobility.
- In some cases some kind of external injury can also affect the structure of jaw causing this dental problem.
Treatment : There are various methods for dental treatments for overcoming this ailment which are as follows :
- In the case of tooth which is mobile by just a minor distance can be splinted to the adjacent teeth which resolve the problem to a great extent. In this process a thin steel wire is bind to the adjacent stable teeth in order to provide the loose tooth maximum stabilization.
- In the case of a tooth which is lose and moves in all the direction it may have to be extracted in order to get relief from the pain that it causes.
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