{"id":15,"date":"2018-10-24T21:49:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T21:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daradds.com\/blog\/?p=15"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:56:35","slug":"are-baby-teeth-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daradds.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/24\/are-baby-teeth-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Baby Teeth Important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cWhy do baby teeth matter? They fall out anyways, right?\u201d <\/h2>\n\n\n
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If we were like the sharks every time a tooth gets loose or\ndecayed, a new one will come in place to replace it. That would\u2019ve been nice\nbut in reality people get one set of baby teeth that fall out by the time we\nreach 12-13 years of age and one permanent set of teeth that are supposed to\nlast us a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Primary teeth, or baby teeth, are very important to a\nchild\u2019s physical, emotional, and social development. Here are five reasons why\nbaby teeth should be taken care of just as we take care of our permanent\n(adult) teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. \u201cTrainers\u201d teeth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To begin with baby teeth give our kids the opportunity to\nlearn how to take care of their teeth, so that when their permanent teeth come\nin, they\u2019re able to keep them for their entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Good nutrition and proper chewing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By age of 2, infants are equipped with full set of 20 well\nfunctioning teeth to chew on real food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.  Speech and facial development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presence of baby teeth assist in the formation of\ncorrect pronunciation during speech. The tooth structure also provides support\nfor the developing facial muscles and gives shape to your child\u2019s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Proper tooth alignment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby teeth stimulate the jaw to grow, save the space for the\nadult teeth and guide them in their proper development. The primaries hold the\nspaces for permanent teeth and when the jaw is big enough for the permanent\nteeth to come out, they push the baby teeth out of the way. If a baby\ntooth is lost before the permanent tooth is ready to erupt, adjacent teeth will\ndrift and tip into the empty space. Therefore, the permanent tooth has less\nroom to come in and can be blocked from erupting into its ideal position. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.   Healthy permanent teeth<\/strong>.  The\npermanent teeth develop very close to the roots of the baby teeth. Cavities in\nbaby teeth spreads very quickly through their thin enamel. If cavities are left\nuntreated, the baby tooth can develop an infection or abscess which can cause\ndamage to the permanent tooth underneath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 How to Take Care of Baby Teeth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n