Why should we take care of baby teeth?

• Траяна Камбарева •Advices, Children

Well, they will fall and permanent ones will appear in their place, right?

  • Yes, but by the age of six, the child will bite, chew, and eat with their baby teeth.
  • A child learns to speak well and understandably when baby teeth are kept healthy.
  • In place of the milk teeth, the permanent teeth will appear. This way they preserve the correct positions for the permanent teeth, their number and prevent them from becoming crooked, which would lead to disruption of aesthetics and digestion.
  • The appearance and untreated decay of baby teeth can be painful for the child. It can lead to infection, bleeding gums, malnutrition, poor weight gain and even premature loss of the baby tooth.