18/02/2018
Milk teeth appear in the mouth between 6 months and 2 years of age. They are replaced one by one, with permanent teeth between 6 years and 12 years of age-the mixed dentition period.
That the braces treatment should be started AFTER all the milk teeth have fallen, is A MISCONCEPTION. Natural jaw growth helps achieve correction of teeth and /or the jaw position better, with braces. The mixed dentition years are growth intensive years for the child. Once jaw growth is over, or, on the declining curve, the level of difficulty in achieving the results increases manifold.
Getting braces treatment done at the right time, not only minimises or resolves future problems, the psychological
impact hat various teeth anomalies could have on the child, can be avoided.
It is recommended to get your child's first orthodontic check-up done at the age of 7 years. The orthodontist will guide you if any intervention is required at that stage or a yearly check up to keep close watch on child's dental development. When required, preventive measures can be undertaken to stop the progress of any problem detected early, or, interceptive
measures, to reduce the severity of the same, avoiding complicated treatment at the later age.
