Treatment for Children
Interceptive orthodontic treatment can help guide proper teeth eruption and jaw growth, allowing later treatment to be faster, simplified, or even eliminated. An early orthodontic evaluation will give your child the best opportunity for a healthy, beautiful smile. Coming in for an orthodontic evaluation does not result in starting treatment for your child immediately – it just means we can start observing your child’s growth and development. Dr. Irene will advise on the most efficient, optimal time to start personalized treatments.
Benefits of early treatment include:
- The ability to guide incoming permanent teeth
- The ability to guide the growth of the jaws
- Helping to correct thumb-sucking habits
- Reducing the need for permanent teeth extractions
- Preserving or creating space for permanent teeth
- Reducing the traumatic injury to the permanent teeth