Types (spectrum from slight to complete tooth loss)
1. Concussion (mild trauma with no tooth mobility)
2. Subluxation (tooth loose without displacement)
3. Intrusion (tooth driven into socket)
  1. Periodontal ligament injury
  2. Alveolar socket crushed
4. Extrusion (tooth dislocated from socket centrally)
5. Lateral luxation (displaced tooth, alveolar Fracture)
6. Avulsion (complete tooth displacement)
Management: Dental referral
1. Repositioning and Splinting of affected tooth
2. Root canal may be indicated

Loose tooth (C0600028)
Concepts	Finding (T033)
SnomedCT	283021003
English	TOOTH LOOSE, loose teeth (physical finding), loose teeth, DENTITION LOOSE, loose tooth, Mobile tooth, Mobile tooth (finding), loose; teeth, teeth; loose, Loose tooth
Dutch	losse tand, los; tanden, tanden; los
French	Dent branlante
German	loser Zahn
Italian	Dente tentennante
Portuguese	Dente frouxo
Spanish	Diente móvil, diente flojo, diente móvil (hallazgo), diente móvil
Japanese	弛緩歯, ｼｶﾝｼ
Czech	Uvolněný zub
Hungarian	Laza fog
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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