Tooth Loss

Tooth loss is the process in which one or more teeth come loose and fall out. It is normal for deciduous teeth, the baby teeth, which are replaced by adult teeth, with the loss of primary teeth typically beginning around age six and continuing until age twelve. Otherwise, losing teeth is undesirable and results from injury or disease, such as dental avulsion, tooth decay and gum disease. The condition of being toothless or missing one or more teeth is called edentulism. Tooth loss has been shown to causally reduce overall health and wellbeing by increasing the probability of depression, and tooth regeneration based on stem cells is an ongoing field of study that aims to reverse its effects.