Patient's question:
When the child's milk teeth haven't fallen out, the upper teeth sprouted from the gums. Now that the milk teeth have fallen out, will the new teeth grow into the correct position on their own? 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 the wrong 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 normal positions. If they don't erupt into the normal positions, orthodontic appliances can be used to correct them or apply force to move them into the correct positions. Therefore, it may reappear.