Why Is It Important to Care for Baby Teeth?

While it's true that baby teeth are only in the mouth a short period of time, they play a vital role. Baby teeth:

• Reserve space for their permanent counterparts

• Give the face its normal appearance.

• Aid in the development of clear speech.

• Help attain good nutrition (missing or decayed teeth make it difficult to chew, causing children to reject foods)

• Help give a healthy start to the permanent teeth (decay and infection in baby teeth can cause damage to the permanent teeth developing beneath them)

  
  

To understand the problems that decaying baby teeth can cause in permanent teeth, see Oral Health Problems in Children.

Children should usually be seen by a dentist by the age of 1 or within 6 months after their first tooth comes in.

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