When can children have their teeth straightened?

Children's bad teeth are a problem that worries many adults. Many children have severely crooked teeth and need to have their teeth straightened. Every child's teeth are different, so you should consult a doctor about this dental issue. Some children's teeth must be straightened. As for when the child can have their teeth straightened, you need to listen to the doctor's advice, so parents and friends should not be too anxious.

Adults have more limitations when it comes to receiving comprehensive orthodontic treatment than children. Dental bite problems are caused by poor development of the upper and lower jaws. Since the face and bones of an adult are basically fixed, they must be cured through orthodontic treatment. Only a combination of orthodontic and maxillofacial surgery can correct deviations in jaw development in adults. Functional appliances used to correct jaw structure in children are generally not successful in adults.

More and more adults are also seeking orthodontic treatment to improve their smile, correct their bite or correct other problems caused by injury, disease or long-term neglect of oral care. A healthy, beautiful smile can boost self-confidence at any age.

Healthy teeth can be moved at any age. Many orthodontic problems in adults can be solved just as easily as in children. The forces applied during orthodontic treatment have the same effect on tooth movement in a sixty-year-old adult as in a twelve-year-old child. Of course, because the facial bones of adults no longer grow, some serious malocclusion problems cannot be corrected with braces alone. Sometimes they require maxillofacial surgery and orthodontics to solve them.

Orthodontics cannot be performed at any time, so many times dentists will not directly correct children's teeth. They must first check whether the child has the conditions for orthodontics and also consider when is the most appropriate time for the child to have orthodontics. There are many factors to consider when correcting teeth, so parents must be cautious when taking their children for orthodontic treatment.