Patient's question:
When the child's milk teeth haven't fallen out, the upper teeth sprouted from the gums. Now the milk teeth have fallen out, will the newly grown teeth naturally align to their proper positions? If not, what should be done?Doctor's answer:
Through your description, I understand your confusion. An eight-year-old child's deciduous teeth haven't fallen out, and the permanent teeth are again erupting in a misaligned position. This is because the roots of the deciduous teeth haven't undergone physiological resorption again, so the permanent teeth haven't erupted in the correct position. It is necessary to promptly extract the deciduous teeth and encourage the child to eat more vegetables and fruits, as well as chew hard foods, which will help the permanent teeth erupt into their proper positions. If they don't erupt into the correct position, orthodontic devices can be used to correct them or apply force to move them into the proper position. So, it may reappear.