Why do deciduous (baby) teeth and permanent teeth need to be removed?
Baby teeth will sometimes interfere with the eruption of permanent teeth. The permanent teeth will be blocked toward the tongue or toward the lips and cheeks. Also when deciduous teeth are removed at certain times, permanent teeth will erupt more rapidly. This will allow young patients to have braces at an earlier age; which means that more critical high school subjects will not be missed when orthodontics is performed in high school.
