Is it harmful to have my child have their teeth straightened?

Children's dental health is very easy to be damaged. It is very necessary for parents to correct their children's teeth in time. Because the shape of teeth can cause great obstacles to the development and shaping of children's image. However, many parents believe that orthodontic treatment for children will cause harm to their health. Let’s take a look at whether or not orthodontic treatment for children is harmful.

When our teeth grow unevenly, our parents will take us to get orthodontics so that we can have straight teeth when we smile in the future.

Generally speaking, there is no harm in children's teeth correction. On the contrary, if teeth correction is not done, it will be more harmful to the child. Crooked teeth not only affect the appearance, but also cause children to be ridiculed and affect their mental health. In addition, poor tooth growth and poor chewing of food will affect children's absorption of nutrients and affect their healthy growth. Sometimes dental deformities can also affect children’s pronunciation, so there are actually many dangers of dental deformities. Mothers must pay attention to their children's dental growth from an early age, take their children for regular dental check-ups in a timely manner, and perform orthodontic treatment when necessary.

At present, orthodontics has a history of more than 100 years in the world, so the technology is very mature. Mothers do not need to worry too much about any side effects of orthodontics or affecting their children's health. Moreover, the effect of orthodontic treatment will be better and the time will be shorter if children undergo orthodontic treatment during childhood. If you wait until the child grows up or becomes an adult to do it, it will take more time and be more difficult.

What to do if you don't want to have your teeth extracted during orthodontic treatment

Generally speaking, when teeth need to be extracted for orthodontic treatment, bicuspids are given priority. In some cases, mandibular incisors or teeth with severe decay or damage may be extracted. Of course, if children do not want to have their teeth extracted or want to have fewer teeth extracted, they must follow the plan developed by the doctor, or choose a better correction method, such as ultra-fast self-ligating orthodontics. In fact, a correction plan is only good if it works well.