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If
your child has a loose tooth as a result of a very recent trauma or accident,
contact your dentist immediately!
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 The
most common cause for loose teeth in children is erupting permanent teeth.
As permanent teeth begin to erupt, the roots of the primary teeth (baby teeth)
dissolve and the teeth become loose. Primary teeth will generally fall out
on their own at the appropriate time, but if a primary tooth doesn't fall
out soon after the permanent tooth erupts, contact us
right away so we can prevent complications from a retained primary tooth.
Your child may be tempted
to wiggle a loose tooth, and that is fine, but do not apply any significant
pressure to a primary tooth to hasten it's removal. The primary teeth play
an important role in guiding the permanent teeth into proper position.
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