Why do some children have crooked teeth?
AS a child grows taller and heavier, the teeth and jaws also grow. Baby teeth are replaced by adult teeth which are larger, the jaw grows in width too to accommodate them but in some cases, it does not happen at the same rate, causing teeth to appear overcrowded and crooked.
From the dentist
AS a child grows taller and heavier, the teeth and jaws also grow. Baby teeth are replaced by adult teeth which are larger, the jaw grows in width too to accommodate them but in some cases, it does not happen at the same rate, causing teeth to appear overcrowded and crooked.
Baby teeth follow a pattern for loosening and coming out, very similar to the teething pattern.
This is important as it guides the adult teeth as to when and where they finally rest, but when baby teeth are removed earlier than they should, the teeth left in the mouth change positions to take up positions left by extracted teeth.
This causes adult teeth to later take up the wrong positions leading to crooked teeth.
The question was answered by Esther Lukwago, a dental surgeon at Kampala Hospital
AS a child grows taller and heavier, the teeth and jaws also grow. Baby teeth are replaced by adult teeth which are larger, the jaw grows in width too to accommodate them but in some cases, it does not happen at the same rate, causing teeth to appear overcrowded and crooked.
Baby teeth follow a pattern for loosening and coming out, very similar to the teething pattern.
This is important as it guides the adult teeth as to when and where they finally rest, but when baby teeth are removed earlier than they should, the teeth left in the mouth change positions to take up positions left by extracted teeth.
This causes adult teeth to later take up the wrong positions leading to crooked teeth.
The question was answered by Esther Lukwago, a dental surgeon at Kampala Hospital