Did you know ... why and when teeth move?

| When talking about the movement of the teeth we must do it from two points of view, the physiological and the pathological.

Physiological movement

Physiological movement occurs in the deciduous dentition, that is, in the milk dentition. And it is a totally normal and natural movement. The teeth begin to move around 6 years of age, first the lower incisors, because the final incisors produce a normal physiological resorption of the root of the baby tooth.

It is this process of reabsorption that explains why the pieces of milk fall off, and they fall off rootless. Baby teeth are not unrooted as many people believe. It is that they lose it by a natural process and, when they lose it, they fall and are replaced by the definitive pieces.

The replacement of the 8 anterior teeth usually occurs between 6 and 8 years approximately. And it is not until the age of 9 when the second phase of replacement begins, first the lower canines, and then all the lateral sectors (the milk molars) to finish with the upper canines at around 12 years of age.

It is important to make periodic check-ups to children to assess possible problems in dental replacement.

Pathological movement

Something very different is the pathological movement of a tooth, which can occur both in milk pieces and in.

A pathological movement can be caused by an infectious process. That is, when there is infection in the jaw bone, bone destruction occurs, and this causes tooth movement.

Another cause of pathological movement is a severe periodontal problem. Periodontal problems affect what we call the periodontium (the set of tissues that support the teeth). In periodontal problems, dental support is lost until it causes pathological dental movement. Even loss of teeth. Pay attention to your teeth

Periodic reviews with the dentist are essential, since they will detect any infectious problem or, and will indicate the most appropriate treatment at home in order to be able to prevent pathological mobility problems. It includes free dental assistance, which allows access to any dental professional or center included in the nationally agreed guide. In addition, it offers access to reduced franchises in the case of orthodontics.