Children orthodontics
The early detection and treatment of orthodontic disorders might hinder the development or the aggravation of anomalies and disorders. Besides, it may simplify and significantly reduce the duration and process of the upcoming treatment.
Between the ages 2 and 6
Interceptive orthodontics is a preventive procedure, an early treatment between ages 2 and 6. Dental disorders start to evolve in the developmental and growth stages of jawbones and teeth. Thus, we take account of all the internal and external factors that influences the development of disorders before taking the preventive action.
From the age of 7
From infancy, initial low-grade disorders get worse in the course of the time and completed in the permanent teeth period. It’s not only true for the positional disorders of the teeth but also for the positional and size characteristics of the jawbones. For this reason, early medical screenings and treatments in justified cases might substantially cut down and facilitate the usually long and circuitous orthodontic interventions. At the age of 7 at the latest, each child should undergo on his / her first mandatory orthodontic examination.
Parts of orthodontic prevention:
• General preventive action which is only partially a dental problem,
• Application of space maintainers,
• Early, interceptive orthodontic treatment,
• Prevention methods used during treatments,
• Like caries as the part of primer prevention and orthodontic treatment performed for the purpose of preventing periodontal disease.
Possibilities of interceptive orthodontics:
• Eliminating bad habits,
• Application of simple orthodontic instruments in stages of having primary and mixed teeth,
• Myotherapy - muscle strengthening exercises.
Bad habits that might cause anomalies:
• Autoregressive habits: thumb sucking,teeth grinding,nail biting,
• Tongue thrust swallowing, lips-pressure swallowing.
Treatments:
• Early treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate,
• Crossbite,
• Early primary tooth loss,
• Teeth alignment.
Applicable instruments: Delaire type face mask, functional orthodontic instruments