Do milk teeth even matter?

What a milk tooth does before it goes, and what happens to the adult tooth underneath it when decay is left alone.

“They fall out anyway, so why treat them?”
Dr. Sanchit Paul Reviewed by Dr. Sanchit Paul MDS, pediatric dentistry · Fellow, International Association of Pediatric Dentistry

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Do Milk Teeth Matter

Home Blog Do milk teeth even matter? If they fall out anyway Do milk teeth even matter? Do milk teeth even matter if they fall out anyway? Reviewed by Dr. Sanchit Paul MDS, pediatric dentistry Written by the Tooth Tales clinic team Reviewed {{SIGNOFF_DATE_LONG}} 10 min read A dentist has found a cavity in your...

15 September 2026

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