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Best Dentists in Vancouver for Pulling Baby Teeth

Best Dentists in Vancouver for Pulling Baby Teeth - Kitsilano Family Dental

Occasionally young children can be stubborn – and so can their baby teeth! If you have a child who has some baby teeth that are long overdue to fall out, they may need to be pulled. Even though most kids will have teeth fall out on schedule, this is a fairly regular occurrence. The problem can be that adult teeth are coming in behind the baby teeth, which can cause alignment problems in the new adult teeth if left for too long. For more information on this, see our previous post on ‘Shark Teeth‘.

In other cases, the tooth or teeth may be very decayed. It is important to try to keep baby teeth in children’s mouths if at all possible. The most important reason for this is that baby teeth will act as ‘placeholders’ to keep the space for the adult teeth to come. Baby teeth (all teeth!) also aid in good nutrition, as it is much easier to bite and chew when the teeth are in place. In the case where the baby tooth does need to be pulled and the adult teeth won’t be growing in for a while, then the dentist will put in a spacer to keep the surrounding teeth from moving into that spot, thus reserving the space for the adult tooth that will eventually grow in.

If your child does need a tooth pulled or you are wondering if the tooth or teeth need to be pulled, we recommend seeing the dentists at Kits Family Dental office in Kitsilano. Dr. Mak and Dr. Iwagami are some of the best dentists in Vancouver for pulling baby teeth and are very experienced treating young dental patients and are also all very patient and kind. The dentists treat this issue on a regular basis and are well versed in the procedure.

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