{"id":94,"date":"2019-09-15T02:28:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T06:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmonasmiles.com\/blog\/?p=94"},"modified":"2019-10-06T22:18:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T02:18:19","slug":"space-maintainer-know-its-different-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmonasmiles.com\/blog\/space-maintainer-know-its-different-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Maintainer: Know Its Different Types"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most children at around the age of three develop their full set of baby teeth. Their primary set of teeth enables them to eat their first solid food. These teeth also serve as placeholders for permanent teeth. But when a child starts losing their primary teeth early, or when their permanent teeth erupt late, dentists may recommend placing space maintainers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A space maintainer is a dental device that is custom-made by a dental professional using acrylic or metal material. The appliance can either be removable or cemented in a child\u2019s mouth with the primary purpose of keeping the space open to allow the permanent tooth to erupt and come in place. If the gap is not maintained, there is a possibility that the teeth may shift into the open space and orthodontic procedures will be required.
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Types of space maintainers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Removable space maintainer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Removable space maintainers are similar to orthodontic appliances and are usually made of acrylic. There are cases when an artificial tooth is used to fill a gap that must remain open for the unerupted tooth. As its name implies, this type of space maintainer can be removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixed space maintainer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike removable space maintainers, fixed space maintainers are attached to the teeth by cementing the space maintainer in place. Fixed space maintainer has four different kinds, namely:<\/p>\n\n\n\n