Adult tooth or Baby tooth?

Question

I have a really really loose tooth and i dont know if it's an adult tooth or a baby tooth. and im really scared that if it falls off and its an adult tooth i will have fake teeth for the rest of my life! and i dont want that to happen. I already have on tooth that has fallen out last year and the adult tooth still hasnt grown out yet (i was wiggling it alot. maybe thats why) But anyways, my mom wont go see a dentist and i really really need help! Im really concerned. This tooth is like..... half loose. only a little bit is still hanging on to the gum part so please help me before this tooth completely falls out and i finds out its an adult tooth!!!! eeck! PLEASE HELLP. thx a million!!!! and i trust me. i will give 10 points to whoever answers the best! thx soo muchh

Answer 1

It's a baby tooth.  If it were an adult tooth it would have a long root (the part below the gums).

Answer 2

Well, need to know how old you are if you are under 13 years old that is normal but if you are over 18 years old some of them are not normal which that mean you need to eat health more than sweet and junk food.

Edit: well you shouldn't eat and drink sugar much because sugar will make your gum went weak

Answer 3

If it's just hanging onto the gums, and there's no root there, most likely, it's a baby tooth. When baby teeth fall out, they resorb at the root, hence no root when the tooth comes out. An adult tooth would have a long root attached.  Sometimes, it takes a while for the permanent adult tooth to come in.

No worries :)

Answer 4

Your new tooth is probably already erupting and the tissue surrounding it healing and pink.

FYI - check out this tooth eruption chart

http://www.ada.org/public/topics/tooth_e...

Good luck-

JAMRDH - a dental hygienist

Answer 5

How old are you? Baby teeth will gradually loosen and fall out until about age 12 or 13 years. They generally fall out in the order they came in, with the center incisor teeth first, followed by the first baby molars, then the canines, and the second molars.