Children usually start to change their teeth around the age of 6~7 years old, and the time has some individual differences. During the tooth replacement period, there may be cases of retained milk teeth and early loss of milk teeth.
Tooth replacement refers to the gradual loss of milk teeth and the gradual growth of permanent teeth. When a child is around 6~7 years old, the milk incisors will shake and fall out, and when the milk incisors fall out, the permanent incisors will grow, and then the first molar, lateral incisors, first bicuspid, and single cuspid will fall out, and the corresponding permanent teeth will grow.
If a child’s permanent teeth are misaligned, this may result in the retention of milk teeth, which may affect the eruption of permanent teeth. In some children, early loss of milk teeth may cause neighboring teeth to grow into the empty space of missing teeth, affecting the speed of tooth replacement.
During the tooth replacement period, you should take good care of oral hygiene, eat light and easy-to-digest food, and once the phenomenon of retained milk teeth and early loss of milk teeth occurs, it is recommended that you have a timely examination and cooperate with the doctor for treatment, so as not to affect your oral health.