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Orthodontics for Children

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Children's Orthodontist Turramurra

Setting your child up for a healthy smile for life

Making the decision to go ahead with orthodontic treatment for your children is a big one. Orthodontics for children is all about establishing healthy growth development from an early age and setting them up for a beautiful and healthy smile for life. If you are unsure if your child is ready, or suitable for orthodontic treatment, your best bet is to seek the advice of an experienced orthodontist.

There is no exact age for children to start orthodontic treatment. The Australian Society of Orthodontists and the American Association of Orthodontists, as a general rule of thumb, recommends bringing your child to see the orthodontist around the age of seven.

At this age, most children have a combination of both baby and adult teeth. This is required for your orthodontic specialist to make an informed diagnosis.

Early Treatment

Benefits of early orthodontic treatment

Correct and guide the growth of your child's jaw, encouraging permanent adult teeth to grow and mature straight
Regulate the width of lower and upper arches
Develop space for overcrowded teeth
Avoid a need for tooth extraction later in life
Correct bad oral habits like thumb-sucking and improve minor speech problems

For parents, it is not always easy to know when a child might require orthodontic treatment

What to Look For

Here are a few things to look for that may mean your child needs to see an orthodontist:

Trouble eating or chewing food
Jaws and teeth that are not proportionate to the rest of the face
Finger or thumb sucking
Early/late loss of baby teeth
Crowded, misplaced, or blocked teeth

Clicking or popping jaw when eating
Teeth that close unevenly
Crowded front teeth around age seven or eight
Chronic mouth-breathing, nasal congestion, tonsillitis and other upper airway symptoms

Please contact our practice to schedule an appointment for an orthodontic evaluation. Early treatment now will give your child a healthy, beautiful smile for the future.

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