What should I do if there is a big gap between my child’s front teeth?

Parents need to pay special attention when children are in the stage of replacing teeth. If the child has loose teeth, they need to be removed in time. If the child's teeth are found to be uneven after they grow, they need to be corrected in time. If the child's teeth have grown and fixed, it will be very difficult to correct them. Many children have larger gaps between their front teeth after replacing their front teeth. What methods are there to solve this problem?

What should I do if there is a big gap between my child’s front teeth?

The gap between the front teeth will generally close gradually.

What should I do if there is a large gap between my front teeth when I am replacing my teeth? It is normal for permanent teeth to be larger than deciduous teeth as the child ages and due to normal physiology. As the child's maxillofacial area gradually develops, there will be a gap between the two newly grown incisors. Some of the two incisors may even be in an "eight" shape. For this reason, many parents worry that their children's incisors will not grow well. Don't worry about this situation.

If this is the case, because the lateral incisors and canines on both sides of the incisors have not erupted, the tooth volume is small relative to the bone volume, and the incisors are shifted laterally, resulting in a gap between the incisors. The gap will generally close as the teeth on both sides erupt.

Or if the lip tie is too long, you need medical treatment

What should I do if there is a large gap between my front teeth when I am replacing my teeth? If the lip frenulum is too long and enters between the central incisors, causing the gap between the front teeth, the gap will not close on its own. In this case, medical treatment is required.

The frenulum can only be shortened through surgery and then the gap between the incisors can be closed using orthodontic methods. If the gap between the front teeth is caused by extra teeth growing in between them, you should go to the hospital for an X-ray examination to confirm the diagnosis, and then remove the extra teeth to close the gap. What is a long lip frenulum?

The lip frenulum is wider and attached lower in children. As the teeth continue to erupt, the height of the alveolar ridge continues to increase, and the lip frenulum fiber bundle gradually shrinks, becomes thinner and narrower. Usually, by the age of 10 to 12, it is attached 3 mm above the gingival margin between the two upper central incisors. If the upper lip frenulum cannot shrink on its own at this time, the fiber bundle is still thick, and the attachment position is too low, then the lip frenulum is too long.

If the upper lip frenulum is too long and not treated early, it will hinder the upper central incisor from moving closer together, resulting in a large gap between the upper central incisor and malocclusion of the anterior teeth, affecting the aesthetics. An upper lip frenulum that is too long may also cause upper lip traction pain or frenulum trauma bleeding. The thick frenulum exposed when smiling will also affect the appearance. Because an excessively long lip frenulum affects the appearance, it will bring a heavy psychological burden to the child.

Tip: The best time to treat children's upper lip frenulum is around 10 years old, before malocclusion occurs. However, children over 1 year old who clearly feel pain caused by the frenulum should be corrected immediately, and those who are injured and bleeding should undergo surgery immediately.