Child Orthodontic Treatment
Healthy teeth, happy children
Child orthodontic treatment is an orthodontic treatment method that aims to detect and correct irregularities in children’s teeth and jaw structures at an early age. This treatment is important for ensuring that children have a proper and healthy dental structure.
Child orthodontic treatment uses various appliances and methods to correct children’s teeth and jaw structures during their growth and development periods. This treatment process is usually applied to ensure that the teeth emerge properly, to correct the alignment of the teeth and to correct irregularities in the jaw structure.
The treatment process may vary depending on the child’s dental structure and orthodontic needs. The child’s dental structure is corrected using various orthodontic tools such as braces, transparent plates, and functional appliances. The treatment period usually lasts from a few months to a few years, but may vary for each child.
Child orthodontic treatment provides more effective results when started at an early age and is of great importance in terms of protecting the child’s dental health. Early intervention prevents more serious dental problems in the future and ensures that the child has a healthy smile.
Our aim is to provide effective and reliable orthodontic treatments by detecting irregularities in children’s teeth and jaw structures at an early age. You can contact us to learn whether your child needs orthodontic treatment and to get more information.
At What Age Can the First Orthodontic Examination Be Performed?
Permanent teeth emerge when baby teeth fall out in children. Permanent teeth emerge between the ages of 6 and 7. It is possible to diagnose palate, teeth, jaw and skeletal problems at the ages of 6 and 7. Therefore, the most appropriate orthodontic examination timing to prevent health problems and aesthetic problems that may occur in the future is between the ages of 6 and 7. A child who has not undergone an examination at these ages should undergo an orthodontic examination at the latest between the ages of 11-12.
What are the Orthodontic Problems Seen in Children?
- Unwanted habits
- Repetitive behaviors such as cheek and lip biting, thumb sucking, prolonged use of baby bottles, nail biting, gnawing on hard objects such as pencils
- Late or early loss of baby teeth
- Teeth positioned in front
- Problems occurring in the jaw
- Narrow jaw
Can Braces Be Placed on Children?
Just like adults, braces can be used for orthodontic treatment in children. Children receive the same orthodontic treatment as adults.
First, the tooth surfaces are cleaned by special hygiene providers. The square-shaped metal piece called braces and brackets are attached to the tooth surface with special adhesives. After the brackets are placed on the desired teeth, the braces that will connect the brackets are placed in the gaps in the brackets and the teeth are connected to each other. Tooth movements are achieved by the force applied to a tooth affecting the other teeth.
The desired tooth movement is initiated in the mouth. Since braces can be applied on permanent teeth, the time when the child will start treatment is determined by the orthodontist. Thus, the treatment is completed within the optimum process.
