# Is this a bad thing? (loose tooth)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bad-thing-loose-tooth/221784>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bad-thing-loose-tooth/221784 "2003-12-30T15:59:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lynne\_kilii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lynne\_kilii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynne_kilii)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bad-thing-loose-tooth/221784/1 "2003-12-30T15:59:55Z")

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I don’t _think_ this has anything to do with havign my wisdom teeth out, which I was bitching about a few weeks back, cause it sucked.

I have a molar that is just a little loose, and I’m wondering if it’s more likely that it’ll just get un-loose soon, or if this is a real problem. I can’t go see a dentist, b/c my insurance runs out tomorrow, and they’re all closed. Maybe I’ll have insurance again soon, though (parental hooplah).

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**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bad-thing-loose-tooth/221784/2 "2003-12-30T16:04:02Z")

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This may or may not help: I’ve had a loose tooth (bottom front) for 17 years now, and it’s fine. It moves 2 milimeters either direction, and does not hurt at all. It is, however, crooked.

I’ve had zero problems with it. maybe you won’t have any problems either. 😃

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-bad-thing-loose-tooth/221784/3 "2003-12-30T16:09:55Z")

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It ain’t good but I have a front tooth that has been loose for many years. A few years ago when I had surgery the anaethetist nearly knocked it out intubating me. I left it and it got back to normal.

The removal of the wisdom tooth may have made it looser. I had one stuffed tooth removed and over the next few years the tooth next to it became so loose that it had to be removed.

Still all this got me the part in _Adaptation_ so who cares.