How important are baby teeth?

Many parents wonder why we need to fix baby teeth if they're only going to fall out. There are many reasons and they're all important to your child's dental and overall health. Baby teeth have an important role — they act as a guide for adult teeth. If baby teeth are well taken care of, the adult teeth will be able to follow properly. If baby teeth are lost prematurely, problems such as overcrowding and a delay in the development of adult teeth can occur. If cavities in baby teeth are left untreated, children may be unable to eat properly. Cavities are contagious and can spread from tooth to tooth and to new permanent teeth as they erupt. Premature loss of baby teeth can also lead to poor speech development. Baby teeth are important for a healthy and beautiful smile. And a great looking smile goes a long way in building a child's self-esteem today, and tomorrow.  more

Baby teeth are very important. Most of us tend to ignore the health of baby teeth thinking that they are going fall out but once ignored the baby teeth tend to decay which may cause pain to the child, the child may not eat proper finally effecting the child's health. Also baby teeth act as space maintainers for permanent teeth. Removal of baby teeth may cause closure of spaces for permanent teeth to erupt leading to crowding of the permanent teeth. When front baby teeth are missing the child may develop speech problems, may lack confidence, may develop an altered lip support etc. Thus care for baby teeth is of utmost importance.  more