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Is it possible to stabilize a "loose/unsteady" adult tooth or must it always get extracted?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Depends...: Depends why it's loose. If it was due to trauma, a dentist can stabilize it while it heals. However, for most other reasons, the prognosis might be poor and extraction may be necessary.
Answered 4/25/2015
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Depends...: ...On your long term dental health goals. With the advent of implant dentistry, extracting the tooth, prevents further deterioration of the supporting bone structures and may allow you a fighting chance to have the tooth replaced with an implant. A loose tooth will always be associated with inflammation of the complex assembly that supports the tooth in it's socket too.
Answered 6/7/2013
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