A space maintainer is a device that can be helpful for children who lost a tooth early or who had a primary tooth extracted because of tooth decay. Since they lost a tooth prematurely, it might cause their permanent tooth to not come out straight. This is where the benefits of space maintainers enter.

A space maintainer is a custom-made dental device that can be in the form of a band or a temporary crown made of acrylic or metal material that is attached to one side of the empty space left by a lost tooth. Its purpose is to prevent the surrounding teeth from shifting or tipping into the vacant space left by the prematurely lost tooth. Once the permanent tooth starts to erupt, the space maintainer will be removed by the dentist.