What are the reasons for baby tooth loss?

We all know that teeth are used to chew food, but if we do not pay attention to oral hygiene or have an improper diet in life, it is very easy to cause dental problems. In particular, many babies lose their teeth when they are young, before their teeth fall out. This makes many parents particularly worried. They don’t know whether it is due to improper diet or lack of calcium and trace elements in the baby’s body. So if we want to effectively relieve and prevent the symptoms of tooth loss, we must grasp the reasons. Let’s take a look at the reasons why children lose their teeth.

What are the reasons for baby tooth loss?

Tooth replacement is the process of deciduous teeth falling out and permanent teeth growing in. During the growth and development process, there is a permanent tooth germ under the root of each deciduous tooth, which gradually develops and grows. During the eruption of the permanent tooth, on the one hand, it compresses the alveolar bone between the deciduous tooth root and the permanent tooth germ, and through the action of osteoclasts, the bone is absorbed and thinned until it is completely absorbed; on the other hand, it directly compresses the deciduous tooth root, causing the deciduous tooth root to gradually absorb, become shorter and shorter, until it disappears completely. The deciduous teeth begin to fall out and the permanent teeth gradually grow in.

1. My child’s newly replaced teeth are particularly large. Will they become smaller in the future?

In fact, after the teeth erupt, the size of the crowns no longer changes, but the alveolar bone increases as the roots continue to develop, and the jawbone also grows larger. Children's faces also gradually grow larger and fuller. After a while, the child's face and teeth will become symmetrical and harmonious.

2. The gap between the front teeth is too big, is it because they haven’t grown well?

The eruption of permanent teeth has a certain time and order. As long as the lateral incisors erupt, the gap will disappear naturally. Occasionally, there may be supernumerary teeth between the two front teeth, causing a gap between the front teeth, which can be confirmed through X-ray examination. Never let children learn to pick their teeth like adults.

3. “Tiger teeth” are ugly, can they be removed?

Some children will develop "tiger teeth" because the alveolar bone in the front tooth area is occupied by other teeth when the canines erupt, so they can only grow on the labial side. It is wrong for parents to ask for the tooth to be extracted because it is ugly. Canines have the longest and thickest roots among all the teeth in the mouth, and their functions cannot be replaced by other teeth. If correction is required, it can be achieved by extracting the first or second bicuspids.

4. Why do the replaced teeth turn yellow?

The degree of calcification of permanent teeth is higher than that of deciduous teeth, that is, the enamel of permanent teeth is more transparent than that of deciduous teeth, while the dentin is yellowish in color. Therefore, in general, permanent teeth are slightly yellower than deciduous teeth, but it is only a light yellow that is a little darker than the white of deciduous teeth. If the yellowness is very severe, you still need to see a doctor to consider whether there is a lesion.

5. The newly replaced lower front teeth are too crowded. What's going on?

In the early stage of the eruption of the lower permanent incisors, mild crowding may occur because the mesiodistal diameter of the permanent teeth is much larger than that of the deciduous teeth. However, this is only temporary and will improve with the growth of the jaw and alveolar bone. If crowding is severe, extraction of the primary canines or molars may be considered, but this must be performed by a physician. Need to make up. [

The above is an introduction to the reasons why children lose their teeth. After understanding it, we know that children usually lose their teeth before their teeth are replaced. Most of them are caused by calcium deficiency in the baby's body. Therefore, when we take care of the baby, we must pay attention to the baby's balanced diet and go to the hospital for trace element tests. Once calcium deficiency occurs, calcium supplements should be made in time.