Is it good to have spaces between baby teeth?

Spaces between baby teeth might not look the best, but spaces are the optimal way to allow the permanent teeth to fit in the mouth.  Permanent teeth are generally bigger than the baby teeth that they are replacing.  So having space between enables these bigger teeth to come into the mouth without being blocked.  It is much better to have excess space than a lack of space for teeth as closing space is much easier to do than making space.

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