Is it good for children to have canine teeth?

When children are growing teeth, they need a lot of nutrition. At this time, you should pay attention to adding some nutritious foods to their diet. It feels particularly cute to watch the little white teeth growing out of children. Some children will grow canine teeth when they are teething. Although this is a normal phenomenon, many parents do not like their children to have canine teeth, as they feel that it will affect their appearance.

1. What is a canine tooth?

1. Tiger teeth, also known as canine teeth, are a common type of deformed tooth. They refer to canines (two single canines in the upper jaw) that are misplaced on the labial side and protrude beyond the dental arch. The common name for the two teeth next to a person's front teeth because of their large crowns and long roots. They are very sharp and are used for tearing flesh.

2. They often stick out when the child is twelve or thirteen years old, and look like the teeth at the corners of a tiger’s mouth, hence the name “tiger teeth”. Some people think that canine teeth are unsightly, but others see them as a sign of cuteness.

2. How do children grow canine teeth?

1. The growth of canine teeth is influenced by both congenital and acquired factors. Acquired factors account for a large proportion. The upper and lower canines are the last teeth to erupt in the whole mouth. If the jaw is not long enough, the adjacent teeth that grow first will occupy the gap between the canines, and the canines will have to be squeezed out from the sides, thus forming canine teeth.

2. If the deciduous canines are lost early due to caries, trauma, etc., and the successor permanent canines have not yet erupted, but the adjacent permanent incisors and first canines have already erupted, they will move towards the gap left after the deciduous canines fell off, making the gap smaller or even completely occupied. In this way, when the permanent canines erupt again, they can only grow from the higher part of the lip side and become canine teeth.

3. The harm of long canine teeth

1. Facial impact:

Canine teeth will press against the lips, making the face look fuller. If the canine teeth are too exposed, the face will look big and square, which is not very harmonious.

2. Affect other teeth:

Although canines can tear food into pieces, if there is too much space between the canines, the upper and lower teeth will not occlude properly, which will lead to diseases such as the temporomandibular joint and affect our health.

3. Affecting the appearance:

Severe canine teeth can have a great impact on the neatness and beauty of teeth, and will also have a significant impact on children's pronunciation, so canine tooth problems must be treated in a timely manner.