When is the best time to begin orthodontics?
Your orthodontist can enhance a smile at any age, but there is an optimal time to begin orthodontic treatment. Beginning treatment at this time helps to guarantee the best result and the least amount of time and expense. The American Association of Orthodontists recommends children should have their first orthodontic examination at 7 years of age.
What are the benefits of an early orthodontic evaluation?
An early evaluation will supply a timely detection of problems and a better opportunity for a more productive treatment. Prudent intervention guides growth and development, prohibiting serious problems later. If orthodontic treatment is unnecessary at this time, your orthodontist can still monitor your teeth’s growth and development.
Why is age 7 considered the optimal time for orthodontic screening?
The first adult molars break through by age 7, creating the back bite. At this time, your orthodontist can evaluate your front-to-back and side-to-side tooth relationship. This evaluation helps check for an overbite, open bite, crowding, or a gummy smile. An orthodontic screening done in a timely manner increases your chance of a healthier smile.
What are the advantages of the interceptive treatment?
Some of the most precise results of interceptive treatment are:
- establishing room for crowded, erupting teeth
- establishing facial balance through influencing jaw growth
- diminishing the risk of injury to protruding front teeth
- securing space for unerupted teeth
- reducing the necessity of tooth removal
- reducing time in braces
Are you a candidate for orthodontic treatment?
Orthodontic treatment is not only to improve the aesthetics of your smile; it is to also improve your malocclusion (bad bite). A malocclusion can affect the way you chew, smile, clean your teeth, and/or talk.