As a parent, you may think of your child’s baby teeth as temporary placeholders that simply fall out and make way for their permanent teeth. However, baby teeth (also called primary teeth) play a far more important role in your child’s early development of speech and language skills. The growth, positioning, and health of their baby teeth directly influence how your child learns to form sounds, pronounce words, and communicate clearly early in life. In this blog, we’ll review how baby teeth are essential to several aspects of your child’s speech development.

An article by Dr. Sowmya Kanumilli. Originally published by Your Dental Health Resource.

Read the full article here: The Role of Baby Teeth in Speech Development