Question
When a child’s baby teeth haven’t fallen out yet, and a new permanent tooth grows out of the upper gum, what should be done if the baby tooth has fallen out and the new tooth hasn’t grown into the correct position?
Answer
I understand your concern. An eight-year-old child’s baby teeth haven’t fallen out naturally, leading to the misalignment of permanent teeth. This is because the roots of the baby teeth haven’t undergone physiological calcification, causing the permanent teeth to fail to erupt into the correct position. It is necessary to timely extract the baby teeth and encourage the child to eat more vegetables and fruits and hard foods to promote the eruption of permanent teeth into the correct position. If the permanent teeth fail to grow into the correct position, orthodontic appliances can be used for correction or to attract them into the correct position. Therefore, it may