What should I do if my child has rabbit teeth?

There are many reasons that may cause children to have buck teeth. Buck teeth not only affect the appearance, but also bring a lot of inconvenience to children's lives. Therefore, once discovered, the child should be taken to a more professional dental hospital for examination in time and certain methods should be adopted for correction. Below, the editor will introduce some causes and treatments that may cause rabbit teeth in children.

One of the reasons is genetic factors: whether bunny teeth are hereditary depends on the reasons why the parents formed bunny teeth. If the parents' buck teeth are congenital and hereditary, for example, the grandmother has buck teeth and the mother also has buck teeth (or the mother does not, but the aunt or uncle does), then the possibility of buck teeth being passed on to the child is very high. If the parents' rabbit teeth are acquired, such as sucking their fingers, breathing with open mouth, cleft lip, etc., it may also cause rabbit teeth. This type of rabbit teeth is less hereditary.

The second reason is mouth breathing or bad oral habits: Normal people breathe through the nasal cavity. If you suffer from rhinitis, nasal polyps, adenoids hyperplasia, etc., which cause nasal obstruction, you have to breathe through the mouth instead of the nose. There are also a few people who do not have nasal diseases, but just breathe through their mouths out of habit. Mouth breathing will harm the functions of the nasal cavity, oral cavity, and maxillofacial muscles, and ultimately cause oral and maxillofacial dysfunction and abnormal maxillofacial morphology.

When breathing, the air is inhaled directly from the mouth without being filtered through the nasal cavity, which can easily cause upper respiratory tract infections and colds; the mouth and gums become dry and inflamed, and even affect pronunciation, unclear articulation, and incoherent speech. If a child develops buck teeth due to acquired factors, parents must pay attention. Be sure to correct your child’s bad oral habits as early as possible.

Correction method

1. German 3D cosmetic crowns can correct rabbit teeth, but it is not recommended because cosmetic crowns are a tooth correction technology for adults.

German 3D cosmetic crowns are currently a widely accepted way of beautifying teeth. They have therapeutic and cosmetic repair functions for buck teeth, malocclusion, tetracycline teeth, fluorosis, discolored teeth, tapered teeth, enamel hypoplasia, missing teeth, cavities or tooth defects.

It is best not to use cosmetic crowns to correct degenerate teeth in children, as this will cause great damage to the teeth and will turn the children's teeth into a tool for unscrupulous dentists to make money.

2. Invisible orthodontics without brackets to correct rabbit teeth.

Invisible braces, also known as "bracketless invisible braces", are a type of dental correction. Invisible orthodontic technology inherits the traditional concept of tooth and jaw deformity correction and is a perfect combination of modern stomatology, computer-assisted three-dimensional diagnosis, personalized design and digital molding technology. It is widely favored by patients because of its outstanding advantages such as no wires and brackets used in traditional correction and no impact on aesthetics.

Therefore, we should try to cultivate some good habits in children in daily life, especially during the teething period. Try not to suck your fingers for a long time. We should also try to maintain oral hygiene and urge children to brush their teeth every morning and evening. When a child is found to have a respiratory disease, he or she should be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment in time to minimize the adverse effects on the child.