Whenever a baby tooth is lost well before its natural time.
Space maintainers
A small appliance that holds space open after a baby tooth is lost early.
“It's a little placeholder that keeps your grown-up tooth's parking spot free until it's ready to arrive.”
How we explain it
What happens
Step by step
- 1A custom-fitted appliance is cemented or fitted to hold the gap.
- 2Checked periodically until the adult tooth is ready to come through.
What your child will feel
A little strange for the first day or two, then unnoticeable.
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