One of the misconceptions about milk teeth is that milk teeth are temporary and will fall out, so if they have caries, pain, or abscesses, there is no need for repair or root treatment.
Contrary to popular belief, baby teeth play an important role in a child’s daily life, such as chewing food, proper growth, speech skills, facial beauty and self-confidence. These teeth act as a natural space retainer to provide space for the permanent teeth to grow. Its presence also helps the permanent teeth to grow in at the right time and in the right place. Premature eruption of deciduous teeth can cause a shortening of the arch in the jaw, resulting in irregular permanent teeth that grow in after a few years.
This is likely to cause the child to require complex and expensive orthodontic treatments and jaw surgery to correct these problems in the future. Therefore, given the importance of deciduous teeth, these teeth must be preserved until they fall out naturally.
