Primary teeth (better known as baby teeth) exist because of the way children grow and develop over the years. Humans need to eat solid foods long before we reach our full size, and so we grow a set of small teeth as toddlers, teeth we gradually replace as we grow. But while this means we don’t have to worry about any cavities that show up on baby teeth since they won’t be around forever, that doesn’t mean parents or kids should ignore them completely. (more…)