stackyFACTSBaby teeth exist almost entirely to serve as biological placeholders. They drop into the jaw to ensure the surrounding structures do not wildly collapse inward while the massively oversized permanent teeth slowly form out of sight. They are essentially sacrificial pawns in the lengthy chess game of your skull.
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