While there is no exact age for children to begin orthodontic treatment, the American Association of Orthodontists recommends visiting the orthodontist around age seven.
By this age, most children have a mix of baby teeth and adult teeth, making it easier for the orthodontist to diagnose and correct tooth and jaw problems sooner and without surgery.
Early treatment allows your orthodontist to:
- Correct and guide the growth of your child's jaw to help the permanent teeth come in straight
- Regulate the width of the upper and lower arches
- Create more space for crowded teeth
- Avoid the need for permanent tooth extractions later in life
- Correct thumb sucking and help improve minor speech problems
For parents, it's not always easy to know if your child may need orthodontic treatment.
Signs Your Child Needs to See an Orthodontist:
- Early or late loss of baby teeth
- A hard time chewing or biting food
- Mouth breathing
- Finger or thumb sucking
- Crowded, misplaced, or blocked teeth
- Jaws that pop or make sounds when opening and closing
- Teeth that come together abnormally, or do not come together at all
- Jaws and teeth that are not proportionate to the rest of the face
- Crowded front teeth around age seven or eight
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.
Brickman Orthodontics Reviews
Both of our boys received exceptional care, and our other kids never felt bored in the office! Wonderful experience.
Amazing staff! The consultant was lovely and explains everything perfectly! The woman who put my braces on kept me great company, even though I couldn’t talk lol, she kept a good conversation going!
Brickman Orthodontics is an overall amazing place. Dr. Brickman always took time to explain everything to both myself and son. The staff is absolutely fantastic. I would highly recommend to anyone with orthodontist needs.
After getting a few consults for my daughter we went with Brickman Orthodontics. Very friendly staff and loved that Dr. Brickman took his time in the consult, was engaging, and open to discussing her dental needs, Very happy with our choice and would recommend to anyone.
Thorough and great experience getting my sons braces put on! Everyone was so kind and it made the experience so easy!
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