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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 7925775, member: 5233&quot;]Sorry, I&#039;m a little late to the party.&nbsp; I just saw this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without doing an actual exam, I really can&#039;t give a firm 100% answer on what happened.&nbsp; But, here is what I feel is most likely.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks to be either a second or third (wisdom tooth) upper molar based on the shape of the root and tooth itself.&nbsp; The only reason a tooth will just &quot;fall&quot; out is due to bone loss around the tooth.&nbsp; There are a couple reasons why this can happen.&nbsp; One is severe decay can cause an abscess at the end of the root that with enough time can cause the tooth to exfoliate on its own.&nbsp; Frankly, this is quite rare and unlikely. </p><p><br /></p><p>There could have been a hairline vertical root fracture on the tooth as well.&nbsp; That can cause this.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another reason is bone loss from the top of the tooth down (meaning not from the end of the root)...<b>and this is a fairly common issue</b>.&nbsp; Periodontal disease (gun disease) can progress to the point where we get bone loss.&nbsp; I&#039;ll save you the big medical words...but basically if the right (wrong?) kind of bacteria are present in gum pockets long enough our own immune system reacts in a way where the jaw bone dissolves and teeth can literally fall out.&nbsp; When it gets to the point, there is frequently infection.</p><p><br /></p><p>What concerns me about this (which in my opinion is a fairly common thing) is that it rarely involves individual teeth.&nbsp; We typically see periodontal disease as a whole mouth condition and weakly anchored teeth (which second and third upper molars tend to me) can be some of the first noticeably effected.&nbsp; I would see your dentist ASAP and see if there is any gum treatment needed so you don&#039;t lose anymore teeth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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