A dental space maintainer is an appliance that leaves adequate space for permanent teeth to grow in after losing a baby tooth too early.
There are many reasons children prematurely lose their baby teeth:
✓ Accidents
✓ Trauma
✓ Congenital defects
✓ Tooth decay
Not taking care of the space created by early tooth loss may lead to more costly problems later in life.
Space maintainers can be fixed or removable. Your Palo Alto pediatric dentist from Little Bytes Pediatric Dentistry will recommend which type of space maintainer is best for your child.