Do cavities in baby teeth affect permanent teeth?

Baby Cavities – How They Affect Adult Teeth. Babies have a high tendency to develop cavities partly due to their high sugar based diet, but mainly due to the lack or difficulty of adequate oral care. The effects of cavities in children go beyond the primary tooth. Here are a few of the problems early cavities in children could affect long term. read more

Though baby teeth commonly erupt through a child’s gum line starting at approximately 6 months of age, their development in the mouth begins even earlier. These first teeth reserve space for future permanent teeth, aid in the development of clear speech, allow children to properly chew food and give the face its normal appearance. read more

Tooth decay in baby teeth can affect the adult teeth. If a baby tooth or primary tooth abcesses, the infection can spread to the developing permanent teeth. If the baby tooth is lost from decay, the other teeth can move into the space that was left, resulting in crowded teeth. read more