Should children's teeth be extracted or not?

According to dental experts, tooth extraction for children is usually not recommended, it should only be done by taking children to quality and reputable dental clinics in cases where it is truly necessary. Because:

• The first set of teeth in life has a great influence on the child's overall health, physical and mental development. Being impatient to spit out early will cause the child pain and bleeding, leading to obsession and psychological effects for the child later.
• Maintaining adequate milk teeth ensures the child's chewing function. If teeth are extracted early, the child will experience pain, leading to reduced chewing power and interaction between the upper and lower jaw.
• On the other hand, baby teeth also help children pronounce sounds clearly, without lisping.

In particular, baby teeth can ensure normal jaw bone development and permanent teeth grow in the right position, helping children have beautiful teeth in the future. Because when baby teeth are extracted too early, the orientation of permanent teeth will be lost, the jawbone may be affected and develop abnormally, such as narrowing of the jaw, causing permanent teeth to lack space to grow, causing teeth to grow crowded or crowded. completely different. This will break down the tooth and jaw structure, causing loss of aesthetics and making dental diseases more likely to occur. Furthermore, parents should not worry too much about their child's baby teeth growing crooked or having their baby's baby teeth pulled out for some simple reason.

When is it appropriate for a child to have a tooth extracted?

Extracting baby teeth is often not beneficial for the child's development and is not recommended by dentists. However, in some of the following cases, parents need to take their children to reputable dental clinics to have their teeth extracted as soon as possible:

• Children have reached the age of permanent teeth (usually 5-7 years old), but the milk teeth still do not loosen and fall out.
• When a child's tooth is severely decayed and the structure is broken, leaving only the root, it has been treated many times but there is no improvement.
• Teeth are inflamed, infected, the pulp is necrotic... parents should take their children to have their teeth extracted so that neighboring teeth are not affected.
• Teeth suffer from acute cementitis, periapical inflammation, periodontal disease, receding gums... over a long period of time because over time, bacteria will spread to the permanent tooth area.