If you have children, you are going to want them to have teeth that look good, work well and last a lifetime. Every parent does. So, no doubt one thing you are wondering about is whether or not your child is going to need braces and if so when. Braces are available for severe bite and tooth alignment problems on the NHS, but there is only so much money for this and there are long waiting lists. What if your child has to wait for ages? Maybe even so long that it’s too late to solve some problems? How can you make sure that you know in good time what’s likely to happen regarding your child’s teeth and what is going to be the best way to give them a good, strong, well aligned set of teeth on well matched jaws?
Early diagnostics for braces in Kings Hill
Here at One Smile Oral Care, we are great believers in giving children braces as soon as possible. With recent advances in diagnostics, as well as braces, we can now predict what is going to happen to your child’s teeth instead of waiting for them to come through to see what the problems are.
Dr Yasmin George, our braces dentist, can diagnose problems from as early as the age of 5. Certainly, they need a braces check before they are 7. This means that we can treat your child’s teeth as they come through rather than waiting for them to arrive and settle in, and then moving them. This means that treatment could start from the age of around 9 or earlier, and be all done by the age of 13, just when your child hits adolescence and that awful self-consciousness sets in. They could be a teenager and not have to wear embarrassing braces in Kings Hill. How great would that be?
Free consultation
If you are unsure about what your child needs, you can bring them in for a free consultation with Dr Yasmin George. Dr George can also advise on any habits, such as thumb or finger sucking, that are causing your child’s teeth to come through at the wrong angle.