What is Children's Orthodontics?

Many children have underdeveloped teeth. Having a neat set of teeth can make people more confident, so correcting children's teeth has become an issue of urgent concern to parents. However, many parents and friends do not have a particularly good understanding of the knowledge about orthodontics. Let’s follow the editor to learn some knowledge about orthodontics.

Children's dental correction is the treatment of malocclusion through orthodontic or surgical methods before the age of 15. Malocclusion refers to the deformity of teeth, jaws, and craniofacial caused by congenital or acquired factors during the growth and development of children (common maxillofacial deformities in children can be divided into: dental deformities and skeletal deformities. Dental deformities are further divided into general dental deformities and functional deformities. Different types of deformities have different optimal treatment times).

Correction method:

Removable braces: They are generally used to correct relatively simple malocclusions and deformities during the deciduous and replacement dentition periods, or can be used in conjunction with fixed braces. Patients can put it on and take it off by themselves.

Fixed braces: the most commonly used braces. Patients cannot take it off by themselves.

Functional appliances: They are mainly used for children who are in the period of tooth replacement or have just replaced their teeth and are still in the peak period of growth and development. Functional appliances can correct bone malocclusions and deformities.

Orthognathic surgery: When severe dentofacial deformities, such as maxillary protrusion, maxillary retrognathic, mandibular protrusion, and mandibular retrognathic, cannot be solved by simple correction, a combined correction method of surgery and orthodontics is required.

Correction time:

Generally, correction takes about one and a half to two years. Generally, children recover faster than adults, and tooth extraction treatment takes longer than non-extraction treatment. Complex malocclusions and deformities take longer to treat than simple ones.

After orthodontic treatment, there are many things you need to pay attention to in order to protect your child's teeth. The first thing you need to do is to pay attention to your oral health. You need to brush your teeth every day. Brushing your teeth in the morning and evening is necessary. Sometimes you can also brush your teeth after meals. In addition, children should be encouraged to eat less sweet food to avoid tooth decay.