California Dental Insurance on Space Maintainers
Space maintainers are appliances made of metal or plastic that custom fit your child’s mouth and are small and unobtrusive in appearance. Most children easily adjust to them after the first few days. Space maintainers hold open the space left by a lost tooth. They steady the remaining teeth, preventing movement until the permanent tooth takes its natural position in the jaw. It’s more affordable — and easier on your child — to keep teeth in normal positions with a space maintainer than to move them back in place with orthodontic treatment.