What happens when a child's new teeth grow out but the old teeth do not fall out?

The most impressive thing about children in the process of growing up is the growth of teeth, because teeth are a sign that children have entered a stage of rapid growth. Children's teeth will go through several processes of tooth replacement. This is a very critical period and has a great impact on the development of children. Let's take a look at what happens when children's new teeth grow out but the old teeth do not fall out? I hope everyone can understand it.

This situation is retained deciduous teeth. Since the new teeth have already erupted, if the deciduous teeth cannot fall out on their own, they should be extracted. Otherwise it will affect your child's chewing and the eruption of new teeth. You didn't say how old your child is. Children aged 6-12 have entered the tooth replacement period. During this period, if new teeth erupt normally but deciduous teeth remain, some deciduous teeth need to be extracted. Some deciduous teeth need to be replaced until around the age of 12. First, it is necessary to determine whether the newly grown teeth are new teeth or supernumerary teeth. If these deciduous teeth have reached the point where they must be extracted, they can be extracted. However, after extraction, a space maintainer will need to be worn during the period before the new teeth erupt, so as to ensure that the new teeth will have normal space and position to erupt in the future. It is recommended to retain the deciduous teeth as much as possible after treatment.

The front teeth should be the first to be replaced. At this time, the new teeth are slowly erupting outwards, and at the same time, the roots of the old teeth are slowly being absorbed until the teeth fall off on their own, or sometimes with the help of external force. You can take her to the oral department of a regular medical institution to have it removed, and you can also check whether the position of the new tooth is normal.

Another point that needs to be reminded is that children will grow four sixth-year teeth at around 6 years old, which are the first large molars that grow out of the children. They should be sealed with pit and fissure sealing in time to prevent the occurrence of pit and fissure caries. Because the developmental grooves of children's newly grown teeth are narrow and deep, they are difficult to clean and are prone to caries. Therefore, pit and fissure sealing is necessary to prevent caries.

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