Space
Maintainers
If your child has lost a baby tooth early, they may need a space maintainer. One of the purposes of baby teeth is to hold the space for the incoming adult teeth. If a baby tooth is lost early, then the space it was holding for the adult tooth could close, causing additional issues.
If you believe that your child may be a candidate for a space maintainer, we recommend that you bring your child in for an evaluation.
Space Maintainers
Types
of space maintainers
When considering space maintainers, it’s important that our doctors are able to evaluate the patient at one of our 9 locations to determine which maintainer is best for each individual case. The different types of maintainers are:
Unilateral – Band and Loop: This space maintainer is ideal if a child loses their primary 1st molar early. It maintains the space for the permanent tooth to come in.
Bilateral – Lower Lingual Holding Arch: This space maintainer can maintain space on both sides of the mouth for the eruption of permanent teeth. The bilateral space maintainer is ideal if a child loses their primary 2nd molar early.
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