If my crown is loose does that mean my tooth is as well?

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I have had a crown on my tooth for a while now and it's been a baby tooth. It has just started to feel loose , but I don't want to wiggle my crown loose.

Desiree Yazdan, DDS · Answer

Just because a crown is loose does not mean the tooth underneath it is loose.  Although baby teeth are not meant to last forever, many times if you have a baby tooth and no permanent tooth underneath, the roots of the baby tooth will ankylose to the bone and sort of become one.  I would have a dentist evaluate it to see if the crown is loose, or if the tooth underneath it has an issue.

David M. Schertzer, DDS · Answer

The crown being loose does not necessarily mean that the baby tooth below is loose.  However, baby teeth can obviously fail and are not meant to last a lifetime due to the short and thin roots.  I would have a dentist evaluate the tooth/crown and see if they can figure out if the crown just needs to be re-cemented or if there is a bigger issue with the tooth itself.

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