What to do if your child has buck teeth

What we call protruding teeth are actually called buck teeth in medicine. Buck teeth are a sign of crooked teeth. This kind of teeth is closely related to bad habits and genetic factors. However, as people believe that buck teeth affect appearance, they will undergo certain dental corrections when they are discovered. For children, we can actually prevent it when we find that they have buck teeth.

With the progress of society and the needs of modern civilization, people pay more and more attention to neat, white teeth and beautiful appearance. An uneven mouth of teeth not only affects children's future career and mate choices, but also easily leads to diseases such as bad breath and tooth decay. Due to human evolution (fewer and fewer teeth) and changes in dietary structure (soft food and less food), more and more people have uneven teeth. According to statistics, 67% of junior and senior high school students have occlusal dislocation. However, most parents think that as long as the teeth can be used to eat, it does not matter whether they are straight or not. As a result, when their children are around 30 to 40 years old, their teeth are excessively worn due to improper occlusion. They have to go to the dentist every year for treatment, which causes premature tooth loss. This brings inconvenience to their three meals a day and systemic diseases in their old age. This is especially true for children with underbite (commonly known as underbite). The teeth should be corrected when the children are 3 to 5 years old or 7 to 9 years old, but parents often think that they should wait until all the teeth are out before correcting them. As a result, the teeth are all out at the age of 12 to 13, the jaw is mature, and the mandible is excessively protruded. Correction can only be achieved through bone cutting, tooth extraction, and surgery. Not only is the surgery very traumatic and risky, the surgery is expensive, and the children suffer psychological disorders, and the results are not optimal.

How to prevent buck teeth in children

Buck teeth are a type of dental deformity that is quite harmful to the human body. Generally speaking, almost all dental deformities are formed in childhood, and buck teeth are no exception. Prevention of buck teeth must start from childhood. As guardians, we must take responsibility for preventing children from having buck teeth. So, how to prevent children from having buck teeth? Oral orthodontic experts are here to give you some tips.

2 Exercise your child's chewing function: You can let your child eat vegetables, fresh fruits and other high-fiber, nutritious foods often, which is beneficial to the self-cleaning of teeth, less prone to caries, and can promote the growth and development of the oral and maxillofacial area and make the teeth align neatly.

3. Avoid using pacifiers for your baby. When using a bottle, parents should hold the bottle perpendicular to the face, try not to let the child hold it by themselves, and avoid lying flat to drink milk. Bottle use should be stopped between 1.5 and 2 years old.

4 Seize the best time for orthodontic treatment: The best time for orthodontic treatment for buck teeth is 3-4 years old. If there is a bite deformity such as uneven teeth, it should be corrected when the baby is around 12 years old and the deciduous teeth are completely replaced by permanent teeth.