What should I do if my child's teeth haven't fallen out and new teeth have grown?

Children always lose their teeth, but this phenomenon rarely occurs after they grow up. However, some children's teeth become loose and new teeth grow before they fall out. The teeth overlap each other. Should they be pulled out or not? What should be done?

Eat chewy foods

When children change their teeth, the situation where new teeth grow out but the old teeth do not fall out is called retained deciduous teeth. Most children nowadays only like to eat soft food and do not like hard food, so retained deciduous teeth are quite common. It is recommended to let children eat more hard or chew-resistant foods, such as steamed buns, pancakes, celery, corn, apples, carrots, etc., so that the deciduous teeth can fall out naturally through chewing and promote the development of the alveolar bone.

Remove promptly

During the period of tooth replacement, when the baby teeth have not fallen out and new teeth have grown, parents can take the child to the dental hospital to remove the baby teeth that have not fallen out, so as to make room for the normal growth of permanent teeth. Otherwise, the baby teeth will squeeze the growing permanent teeth and hinder the growth of permanent teeth, resulting in uneven arrangement of permanent teeth and affecting the future bite.

Correction of permanent tooth position

If the permanent teeth have already erupted and have deviated too much from their normal position due to impacted deciduous teeth, it is necessary to correct the permanent teeth to the correct position at the same time as the deciduous teeth are extracted to avoid uneven growth of the permanent teeth in the future, which would affect the appearance.

Maintain oral hygiene

In daily life, children should develop good personal hygiene habits and maintain oral hygiene. They should brush their teeth when they get up in the morning and before going to bed. They should rinse their mouths with clean water after meals to remove food debris in the mouth to avoid bacterial infection, oral diseases, and impede the eruption of permanent teeth.

Precautions

During the tooth replacement period, loose teeth may cause discomfort to children. Parents should warn their children not to pull or shake their teeth with their hands, and take their children to the hospital for regular check-ups. If there is retained deciduous teeth, they should be removed as soon as possible. Parents should also warn children not to lick or use their fingers to pry permanent teeth that are not in the right position, so as to avoid forming other bad oral habits.

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