My loose tooth hurts

[Ramesh]

Hello

I have a loose front tooth which my dentist has recommended should be removed for the past couple of years. The tooth is very loose but still somehow hanging on to the gum.

Over the last couple of days, the tooth has began to hurt when I chew on it and I am worried that it will at some point actually fall out. My other teeth are ok and relatively firm. I know I need to have the tooth replaced, but dont know what my options are. Please dont say that I will have to live with a gap for a while because in that situation, I would not be able to leave the house anymore.

Please help.

[Dr Ehsan J. Esfahani]

Hello Ramesh,

A loose tooth can be quickly replaced with a temporary denture and this can be arranged the same day at pearl dental clinic. Should the tooth become so loose that the tooth falls out then you can still come to us and have a denture made and fitted the same day.

The options for replacing a missing tooth are a dental implant, bridge and a denture. Dental implants have a very high long term success rate and we have a specialist implantologist at pearl dental clinic who places most of the implants. A bridge will in most cases need some preparation and filling of the adjacent teeth and also is a fixed solution for a missing tooth. Dentures can be plastic or metal. Metal dentures are stronger and normally last longer.