As a parent, you want your child to be as healthy and strong as possible so that they can get through adulthood with as few health issues as possible. There are a few basics that can help, and one of those is having a good set of teeth set in good strong jaws. Unfortunately, very few of us are born with the perfect smile, and, while for some, this may mean one or two slightly wonky teeth, for others it means jaws that don’t meet together properly, and/or are too narrow to allow the teeth to line up side by side. Teeth come through crowded and some don’t descend properly.
Misaligned teeth are hard to keep free from plaque, and jaws that don’t meet together properly can lead to a lifetime of pain and problems. However, most of the problems can be solved with the right braces in Leybourne for kids.
Here at One Smile Oral Care, we know how important it is for your kids to be seen as early as possible. Our resident braces dentist, Dr Yasmin George, can see your child from as young as five years old, and carry out a series of tests to diagnose how their teeth and jaws are going to develop.
This is much earlier than dentists saw children even only a few years ago, but those extra few years can make treating your child much easier, more comfortable and even faster. Whereas before, treatment with braces in Leybourne did not start until children were 11 or 12, now we can get going when they are nine, and have a mixture of adult and baby teeth. We can tell which teeth are going to grow through wonky and use braces to guide them into the correct position, instead of waiting for them to descend and then moving them.
It is also important to do any work on realigning or widening the jaw when children are still young. As they go through their teens the jaw bones start to set hard and after about age 18, it becomes impossible to change them.
Bring your child for a braces check-up with Dr George and put your mind at rest regarding their dental future.