Every parent wants their child to grow up healthy and happy. We all wish the best for our young ones and if possible, want them to avoid painful and uncomfortable experiences. However, sometimes, children have to go through challenging times to grow and develop. One way in which this is very obviously true is if they need braces in Kings Hill.
Wearing a mouth full of metal for up to two years is no kid’s idea of fun. Add adolescent angst and extreme self-consciousness to the mix and it’s not a happy time in their life.
But thanks to developments in dental techniques and understanding, straightening a youngster’s teeth is nowhere near the ordeal that it used to be. With the advent of early screening and better materials, braces in Kings Hill aren’t so bad these days after all.
Get them young
At One Smile Oral Care, our teeth straightening dentist, Dr Yasmin George, recommends you bring your kids in for an assessment at five years old. It is now possible to detect whether adult teeth are going to descend correctly, before they have arrived. This way, Dr George can guide the adult teeth into position as they come through and avoid complex treatments further down the line. This means that your child could get their teeth straightening work done and dusted by age 13, before the raging hormones of the teenage years take over and they are permanently embarrassed.
Modern braces in Kings Hill
Braces are no longer the metal horrors of the 80s and 90s. Even for children, who generally need more in-depth work than adults, braces can be clear, lightweight and even hidden.
Some cases are suitable for Invisalign clear aligners, which pop on over the teeth like a thin mouth guard. Once in place, they can’t be seen, unless someone is really up close. Even traditional bracket and wire braces can now be made from lightweight, tooth-coloured materials, to blend into the teeth. And if your child wants to make a statement with their braces, they could opt for multi-coloured elastics.
For total discretion, lingual braces fit to the underside of the teeth and so are hidden from view.