2:00- Well positioned baby teeth or crowded baby teeth are a concern.
3:00- Adult front teeth erupting behind baby teeth are a sign of crowded adult teeth.
3:50- Baby teeth nice and straight in a 4-6 year old are a sign of crowded adult teeth in future. There should be gaps between the baby front teeth.
4:50- Does removing baby teeth when baby teeth are crowded help to allow adult front teeth to erupt?
5:40- Crowded baby teeth in a 6 yr old is managed differently from a 10 yr old.
7:20- Does removing baby teeth early or late affect how the adult tooth comes through?
8:00- For front teeth, some improvement can be expected but it would not come into alignment.
8:40- In a 10-12 yr old, when you see double rows of baby and adult teeth, removing back baby teeth would help with the adult teeth erupting.
9:40- For front teeth, removing a baby front tooth early often "robs Peter to pay Paul" later.
10:40- For shark teeth, space maintainers or expanders are a useful tool to gain more space for adult teeth to erupt when the mouth is crowded.
11:20- My child's teeth are crowded. When is the right age to see an orthodontist?
11:50- Why 7-8 years old is an optimal age to see an orthodontist.
