Children dental health care and Space Maintainers. Children often loose their baby teeth too soon,  either by an accident or due to tooth decay and poor dental care.  and some children will even pull out their baby teeth.

A space maintainers hold open the empty space left by a lost tooth. They steady the remaining teeth, preventing movement until the permanent tooth takes its natural position in the jaw. It’s more affordable and easier on your child to keep their teeth in normal positions with a space maintainer than to move them back in place with orthodontic treatment

Space maintainers are appliances made of metal or plastic that are custom fit to your child’s mouth. They are small and unobtrusive in appearance. Most children easily adjust to them after the first few days.

Many dental insurance plans cover or offer benefits for space maintainers under their preventive dental care.   This is good, since normally there are not waiting periods for preventive dental care services.

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