An orthodontic treatment corrects all the problems associated with your child's teeth conditions with ease if are diagnosed and treated at an early age. The abnormal positioning of the teeth and jaws may occur by -
- The early loss of milk teeth
- Such habits like thumb sucking, fingernail biting
- Medical conditions
- Congenital abnormalities
- They all might be the contributing factors for the orthodontic conditions.
Early diagnosis of your kid's oral health is an essence of preventive and interceptive orthodontics. Our special emphasis only depends on this aspect of orthodontic care in which we routinely correct unevenly positioned, crowded and pointed teeth in children. In the growing age of your child, not only the teeth but the jaws grow and develop which influence to produce a very pleasing and balanced facial profile with the help of braces treatment.
Treatment Options
Braces are fixed or removable depending on the condition. They are classified as metal and ceramic braces, metal braces are conventional ones whereas ceramic braces use for an aesthetic purpose. Also, Invisalign is the transparent custom made appliance to correct the malocclusion. Our Dentist will recommend you what is best suited to your kid.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why does my child have uneven teeth?
Multiple factors associated with the unevenly arranged teeth such as facial structure, the shape of jaws and teeth mostly determined according to the parent's facial appearance. Along with the inheritance factor, some environmental factors also have a great impact on tooth and jaw arrangement. The contributing factors are early loss baby teeth, habits like thumb sucking etc.
- What are the benefits of orthodontic treatment?
- Correction of irregular teeth affecting the bite
- Inability to clean teeth properly
- Improves gum health
- Allow the jaw growth
- Speech development
- Smile improvement
- How long orthodontic treatments take?
It depends on the facial structure, jaw position, orthodontic condition of your kid. Treatment time may range from few months to 3 years depending on your child’s needs. We determine and provide you an estimate of treatment time before initiating. You will require a routine visit at Kids Smile Dental Care during your treatment period approximately once a month.
In complex malocclusions, the treatment will be divided into phases and scheduled according to the child’s growth and development.
- When to begin orthodontic treatment for my child?
Once all the permanent teeth erupt, the many malocclusions are best treated in one phase while in some kids; the result can be achieved by early orthodontic treatment. Schedule your kids first dental visit when he is 7-8 years old.
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Do the permanent teeth extracted during orthodontic treatment?
In some condition, baby teeth require extraction to create a room for permanent teeth. However, miss aligned teeth can be treated successfully without the need for extractions. In certain situations, extraction of permanent teeth needed with a small jaw and crowded teeth to achieve optimum treatment results.
This is a decision which we will make very carefully after thoroughly evaluating all of the diagnostic materials available for that patient.
- Do braces hurt?
When braces implemented, a slight twinge may expect in a day or two. Usually, the pain is mild plus not affects your child’s routine activities and studies, if needed it can easily minimize with routine pain-killers.
- For the first time, a little discomfort may experience your child but will get habitual to it quickly.
- How can I take care of my child during the treatment?
- Follow this routine to make treatment easy and quick.
- Careful brushing and flossing help to keep the appliance and your child's health in good condition
- Avoid sticky and hard food for child
- We recommend dental cleaning once in 6 months to protect your child from decay and gum disease.
- There are very fewer chances of emergency during an orthodontic treatment, if occurs any contact us as soon as possible to maintain the treatment time and its progress.
To know more, schedule an appointment at Kids Smile Dentist. We would like to answer all your questions and your quarries.