IF A BABY TOOTH IS LOST AHEAD OF TIME, WHAT SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES CAN RESULT?
Apart from the reasons above, baby teeth are very important as they guide the permanent teeth that replace them into their proper positions. Baby teeth are placed there to reserve spaces for the permanent teeth that replace them. If a baby tooth is lost early through neglect, the space is lost through the drifting of adjoining teeth. It is analogous to the removal of a brick from the middle of a brick wall. In doing so the brick wall will slowly collapse with time.
