
Space maintainers are used in child dental care, and are very important if a child loses a tooth prematurely. They are placed in the mouth to ensure that the space for the permanent teeth is not prematurely closed. So in other words, dental space maintainers can be an investment in your child’s future.
It is expected that baby teeth will fall out, and that is often a celebrated thing. However, sometimes a child may lose a tooth due to various reasons before the permanent teeth are due to come in. If this has happened to your child, it is important that you do not neglect this but you see your pediatric dentist.