Space Maintainer in Pediatric Dentistry: How do they work? Benefits and indications

The primary teeth fulfill several functions, one of them is to save and maintain the space that corresponds to the permanent tooth until its exfoliation.

The premature loss of primary teeth puts the correct position and occlusion of the permanent teeth at risk. Preventive orthodontics makes use of space maintainers to prevent unwanted tooth movements.

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Space Maintainers: Types, indications and complications

Dental trauma and extensive caries are the most common reasons for premature loss of primary teeth. In these cases it is necessary to place a space maintainer whose objective is to preserve the space destined for the successor permanent tooth.

Space maintainers can be fixed or removable, unilateral or bilateral, and have different designs. The specialist will decide which type of maintainer is suitable for the patient after a clinical and radiographic evaluation.

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Space maintainers are devices, fixed or removable, whose function is to conserve the space left by a primary tooth for the eruption of the permanent tooth.

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The use of space maintainers is necessary when a tooth is lost early, due to a cavity or accident. In this way we prevent a future bad dental position.

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There are several types of space maintainers, and it is the dentist who will determine which is the most recommended for the patient after conducting an evaluation. Much more on the space maintainer below.

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Loss of a primary tooth can happen from trauma or tooth extraction. One of the consequences of this loss is that the permanent molars tilt in the space left by the primary tooth.


That inclination will cause a bad bite and in addition to taking away space from the future permanent tooth that will erupt. Space maintainers protect the space left by the primary tooth, for when new permanent teeth appear.

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What is the importance of the Space Maintainer?

The primary teeth fulfill many functions, that of correct chewing, phonetics and that of maintaining space for when adult teeth appear.

It is important to preserve the primary teeth healthy, so that the children do not lose the occlusion. For this, various preventive measures of dental care and hygiene are taken.

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In the event that the primary teeth must be extracted due to extensive caries or dental trauma, a space maintainer must be placed. The functions and importance of this device, you will discover in the following video.

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