Do children’s baby teeth need to be extracted?

Deciduous teeth are a child's first set of teeth and are an important part of a child's chewing system. Tooth replacement is something that all children will experience around the age of 6. Tooth replacement refers to the process of deciduous teeth falling out and permanent teeth growing. As every child grows and develops, there is a developing permanent tooth germ behind the gums of the deciduous teeth. Before we know it, it is time for children to change their teeth, but many children have not yet done so, which makes their parents very worried. So, do baby teeth need to be extracted? Let’s take a look at it together below!

1. The child has reached the age of replacing teeth, but the deciduous teeth still cannot fall out by themselves. Such deciduous teeth directly affect the development of permanent teeth. Therefore, when the child is 7 years old and has not experienced tooth loss, the deciduous teeth must be extracted regardless of whether they are loose or not.

2. Under certain circumstances, the deciduous teeth become inflamed and there is no improvement after repeated treatments. In this case, the deciduous teeth need to be extracted to relieve the inflammation.

3 When the deciduous teeth have not completely fallen out, but the permanent teeth have already grown out, the deciduous teeth block the development of the permanent teeth, causing the permanent teeth to develop abnormally. In this case, if the deciduous teeth are not extracted decisively, the teeth cannot grow normally, so the deciduous teeth must be extracted. This will allow the permanent teeth to grow out smoothly and normally.

6 abnormalities that require extraction of deciduous teeth:

Due to long-term dental caries, the crowns and roots of deciduous teeth have been severely damaged and often inflamed, making them impossible to repair and worth preserving;

If the root of the deciduous teeth suffers from a large area of ​​apical periodontitis, it will affect the development of permanent teeth, causing discoloration of the permanent teeth that will erupt in the future, affecting the beauty of the teeth;

The root canal of the deciduous tooth is infected, causing more than 1/3 of the root tissue of the deciduous tooth to be naturally absorbed;

The roots of the deciduous teeth are infected and pushed by the force of the permanent teeth that are about to erupt, causing the root tips to be exposed outside the gums;

The permanent teeth have already erupted or are about to erupt, but the deciduous teeth in their original positions are still stuck "in place";

If deciduous teeth are broken or partially dislodged due to trauma, they must be extracted if the child is too young to cooperate with treatment.

Can children’s deciduous teeth be extracted? If the above situation occurs, parents should take their children to the hospital to extract their baby teeth, and should not extract them for their children on their own.

The above is the expert’s answer to the question of whether children’s baby teeth need to be extracted. There may be many reasons why children’s baby teeth are delayed in changing. As parents, we should always pay attention to the loss and growth of our children's teeth.