Traditional Chinese medicine believes that loose teeth are related to the incompatibility of spleen, stomach, kidney, large intestine and liver. The upper and lower gums are on the route of the large intestine and stomach meridian of Yangming in hands and feet. Eating fatty food, wine and spicy food will damage the functions of the spleen and stomach and large intestine, so that damp heat will accumulate and attack the gums, resulting in gum swelling and pain, bleeding, tooth shaking and falling off. Therefore, the harmony of viscera and qi and blood is the foundation of dental health.
中医认为：牙齿松动脱落与脾、胃、肾、大肠、肝等脏腑不合有关。上下牙床在手足阳明大肠与胃经的循行路线上，常食肥腻及酒、辛辣会伤脾胃、大肠功能，以致湿热内蕴，上攻牙床，而出现牙龈肿痛、出血、齿摇、脱落。故脏腑气血调和，是牙齿健康的根本。
