What should I do if my child has crossbite?

Oral care is a part of children's family health care, so how to protect children's teeth? What kind of diet can be better to protect children's teeth? During the period of tooth replacement, you must pay attention to protecting your teeth. Do not let your children lick their teeth frequently or grind their teeth with their hands. This will be very detrimental to the growth of permanent teeth. So how should you treat a child's crossbite?

1. Children's oral health care

Children begin to change their teeth at the age of 6. The next 6 to 7 years are the mixed dentition stage of deciduous teeth and permanent teeth, which lasts until around 15 years old. This period is called the tooth replacement period. This is the most active and critical stage of growth and development in a person's life. It is also an important period for the development and growth of children's jaws and dental arches. It is the main formation and functional improvement period of oral and maxillofacial morphology. It is also the peak period for caries and gingivitis. This period is also the main period for children's brain development and personality formation. The beauty or ugliness of facial image often affects children's personality and mental health development. Therefore, it is important to take good care of children's oral health and early prevention and treatment of dental and jaw deformities.

Common oral diseases in children include caries, pulpitis, apical periodontitis, gingivitis, periodontitis, abnormal tooth development, childhood tooth trauma, and oral mucosal diseases such as oral ulcers.

Dental caries has the highest incidence rate. The World Health Organization lists it, cardiovascular disease and tumors as the three major diseases threatening human health. Especially in children aged 7 to 9, the incidence rate is as high as 80% to 90%. Pulpitis and apical periodontitis are mostly caused by the development of caries.

Gingivitis is a type of dirty gingivitis that is more common in children aged 3 to 5 who cannot master the correct method of brushing their teeth and suffer from poor oral hygiene. The incidence of dental trauma in children. Dental trauma in young children usually occurs between 1 and 2 years old because they are just learning to walk and their motor and reaction abilities are still in the development stage.

Currently, the main purpose of correcting overbite is to promote the normal development of children's maxillofacial region. If the condition recurs after treatment, it can be adjusted again around the age of 12 to 16. At this time, it will be relatively simpler and the jaw can basically be controlled to maintain a normal face shape.