{"id":13888,"date":"2026-08-04T18:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pediatricdentalcenters.com\/?page_id=13888"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:43:24","slug":"space-maintainers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pediatricdentalcenters.com\/es\/services\/dentistry\/space-maintainers\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Maintainers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13888\" class=\"elementor elementor-13888\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31104f6 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-31104f6-c57baab\" data-id=\"31104f6\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"31104f6\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47028df elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"47028df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/pediatricdentalcenters.com\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22914993 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-22914993-b4c30f1\" data-id=\"22914993\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"22914993\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79134064 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-79134064-ff37ee5\" data-id=\"79134064\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"79134064\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64353b6f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"64353b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\"><span>Essentials<\/span><br>\nSpace Maintainers<\/h1><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Custom dental appliances that preserve space for permanent teeth after the early loss of a baby tooth.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We provide custom space maintainers for kids whose baby teeth are lost earlier than expected because of decay, injury, or extraction. These small dental appliances help prevent nearby teeth from shifting into the empty space while the permanent tooth continues developing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181ec272 elementor-widget-elementskit-dual-button-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-dual-button\" data-id=\"181ec272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-dual-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n                <div class=\"ekit-element-align-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"ekit_double_button\">                <a class=\"ekit-double-btn ekit-double-btn-one\" href=\"https:\/\/onlineappointment.carestack.com\/?dn=pdcfl#\/home\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    Same Week Appointment                <\/a>\n            \n            <a class=\"ekit-double-btn 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121259c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"121259c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6255fa81 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6255fa81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Families Choose Us <br><b>for Kids\u2019 Space Maintainers in Miami<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aab6dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aab6dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Families searching for a <strong data-start=\"3819\" data-end=\"3859\">pediatric space maintainer near them<\/strong> trust Pediatric Dental Centers for personalized care designed around their child\u2019s dental development. Our pediatric dental team evaluates the missing tooth, available space, eruption pattern, and oral health before recommending the most appropriate appliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8b12e9 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e8b12e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559eec6b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"559eec6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\">Ready to Protect Your Child\u2019s Developing Smile?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<div class='ekit-heading__description'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your child has lost a baby tooth earlier than expected, a space maintainer may help preserve the room needed for the permanent tooth underneath. Schedule an evaluation with<strong> Pediatric Dental Centers<\/strong> to determine whether your child needs an appliance and which option is best for their growing smile.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b69ebd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"47b69ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineappointment.carestack.com\/?dn=pdcfl#\/home\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBook An Evaluation\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411a511 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-6f5ffdd\" data-id=\"411a511\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"411a511\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772bb5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"772bb5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title\">Frequently Asked Questions About Space Maintainer for Kids<\/h2><div class=\"ekit_heading_separetor_wraper ekit_heading_elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><div class=\"elementskit-border-divider ekit-dotted\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226c693 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base\" data-id=\"226c693\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"226c693\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a5679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"e0a5679\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2351\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2351\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is a space maintainer?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2351\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2351\"><p data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3713\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">A space maintainer is a small, custom-made dental appliance used after certain baby teeth are lost earlier than expected. It holds the empty space open so nearby teeth do not move into it while the permanent tooth develops and prepares to erupt.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2352\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2352\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why might my child need a space maintainer?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2352\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2352\"><p data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3962\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Baby teeth help guide permanent teeth and maintain the proper amount of space in the dental arch. If a baby tooth is lost too early because of decay, infection, injury, or extraction, the neighboring teeth may begin moving toward the opening. A space maintainer can help reduce this unwanted movement.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2353\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2353\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does every prematurely lost baby tooth require a space maintainer?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2353\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2353\"><p>No. Not every missing baby tooth requires an appliance. The pediatric dentist considers which tooth was lost, your child\u2019s age, the position and development of the permanent tooth, available space, bite, oral health, and the expected eruption timeline before making a recommendation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00aa894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"00aa894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6981\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6981\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What types of space maintainers are available?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6981\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6981\"><p data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3713\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Space maintainers can be fixed or removable. Common fixed options include band-and-loop appliances, distal shoes, lingual holding arches, and Nance appliances. A removable appliance may be appropriate in selected cases. Your child\u2019s dentist will choose the option that best fits their developmental and dental needs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6982\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6982\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long will my child need to wear a space maintainer?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6982\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6982\"><p data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3962\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The appliance usually remains in place until the permanent tooth begins erupting or the dentist determines that the space no longer needs to be maintained. The timeline varies according to the missing tooth and your child\u2019s stage of dental development, so regular follow-up appointments are important.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6983\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6983\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How should my child care for a space maintainer?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6983\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6983\"><p>Your child should brush carefully around the appliance and floss as directed by the dental team. Sticky candy, chewing gum, ice, and very hard foods should be avoided because they can loosen or damage the appliance. Contact the office promptly if it becomes loose, broken, uncomfortable, or detached.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-555e3e0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"555e3e0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"xs_blog_post_meta_info_btn\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d3ba58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"34d3ba58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 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