Why Do Baby Teeth Matter?
Have you ever thought that cavities in your child’s baby teeth may not matter and therefore you will wait until later to have them taken care of? I mean, after all, they are ‘just baby teeth.’ Unfortunately, a child’s baby teeth can impact their adult teeth. Here are 5 reasons why baby teeth are important. Social development. Children who do not have a healthy smile may be shy or struggle to develop friends. They may be afraid that children will make fun of them because of their teeth. Adult dental formation. Baby teeth hold the space for the adult teeth and when decay impacts a baby tooth, many times it can also begin causing problems for the adult tooth preparing to emerge. Problems such as enamel discoloration or even decay. Speech development. If baby teeth are not properly cared for, it can be difficult for your children to say certain sounds or to produce certain words. Once they are in schoo...