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What is the best age for orthodontics in children? Cost of orthodontics for children

For today's children, because of unhealthy diet and healthy habits, it is easy to cause dental deformity. For children, what is the best age for orthodontic treatment? What is the cost of orthodontic treatment?

Orthodontics for children

In the process of children's growth, congenital or acquired factors will lead to tooth, jaw, craniofacial deformity (common is dental deformity and skeletal deformity). Dental deformity can be divided into general dental deformity and functional deformity. Different types of deformities, the most suitable time for correction is not the same. )Of course, some children are affected by genetic factors, malocclusion. Congenital factors, then, are mainly due to fetal growth and development in the mother's uterus in the process of malnutrition, or the mother suffering from rubella or virus infection and so on. Postnatal factors are mainly the influence of postnatal growth and development. The main problems that need to be corrected after tomorrow are crowding of dentition, gap between teeth, mismatch between dental arch and tooth size, buckteeth, 'earth covering the sky', tooth inclination, jaw abnormality and so on. Such children may have problems in speaking and eating, which will affect their beauty and function, and need to be corrected.

Children's orthodontics is generally under the age of 15 through orthodontic or surgical treatment of malocclusion.

The best age for orthodontics in children

Why do we need to carry out orthodontic treatment? And why should we do it as soon as possible? First of all, if the teeth are not even, it will certainly affect the beauty of the child's face. Moreover, it is very easy to brush teeth unclearly, and it is easy to grow dental caries and calculus, which will affect the health of the teeth. In addition, bad occlusion of teeth will affect eating, reduce chewing function, and increase the burden of gastrointestinal. Sometimes it affects the pronunciation. The most important thing is that if the teeth are not good-looking in childhood, the child is easily ridiculed and left a shadow of childhood. In addition, with the growth of age, the time required for orthodontics will increase. So as parents, we must pay attention to good children's teeth and take them to check regularly.

According to different maxillofacial deformities, the best time for children to correct their teeth will be different. General dental deformity, the best time is the early permanent dentition, that is, 12, 3 years old, this time the child just changed teeth, growth and development is more vigorous, correction effect will be better. And functional deformity, the best is in the mixed dentition period, that is, 6 to 12 years old, if delayed correction, it may develop into skeletal deformity, so the best correction period should be in the mixed dentition period. As for the correction of skeletal deformity, children should be in the early stage of growth peak, girls are 10-12 years old, boys are 11-13 years old.

But there is an exception, that is, the anterior teeth bite, which is commonly known as' Di Bao Tian '. This kind of deformity influence is bigger, had better be discovered when 3 years old undertake correcting.

What are the methods of orthodontics for children

Before orthodontic treatment, children should have relevant examinations, including bite marks (for doctors to compare the treatment process), photography (taking facial and occlusal photos), X-ray examination of lateral cephalograms and panoramic radiographs, and treatment plan based on measurement and calculation of models, etc. When we really start treatment, we use correction.

There are many kinds of orthodontic appliances for children

1. Mobile appliance: it is commonly used in the correction of simple malocclusion and deformity of deciduous teeth and mixed teeth, or combined with fixed appliance. The appliance can be removed and worn by the patient himself.

2. Fixed car appliance is the most commonly used appliance, which can not be removed by patients themselves.

3. The functional appliance is mainly used for children who are in the peak period of growth and development after tooth replacement. It can correct skeletal malocclusion and deformity.

4. In the treatment of maxillofacial deformity, the combination of Orthodontics and maxillofacial surgery can not solve the problem of severe mandibular protrusion.

Cost of orthodontics for children

The cost of orthodontic treatment depends on the degree of tooth disorder, whether it involves tooth extraction, correction method, half mouth (full mouth), treatment time and so on. It can only be said that the earlier the teeth are corrected, the better the effect is, and the time is relatively short. Under normal circumstances, the price of Orthodontics will range from 6000 to 20000 yuan. In order to reduce the cost, it is suggested to choose the best time to do orthodontics for children.

The process of children's orthodontics is relatively long. From the baby's deciduous teeth period, parents should start to pay attention to the health and development of children's teeth. Some serious deformities, such as malocclusion, that is, 'Di Bao Tian' and so on, need early treatment in the deciduous teeth period. When children begin to change their teeth, they should take their children for dental examination regularly, observe the tooth replacement situation, and intervene in some bad habits that may cause malocclusion and tooth replacement disorder. Some serious skeletal deformities, such as maxillary protrusion, mandibular protrusion and jaw opening, should be treated early before puberty, otherwise they will continue to develop, resulting in the failure of normal growth of teeth and jaws.

The harm of Orthodontics in children

Generally speaking, children's orthodontics is not harmful, but if you do not do orthodontics, the harm to children is greater. Uneven teeth will affect the appearance of children, but also make them ridiculed, affecting their mental health. In addition, poor tooth growth and chewing will affect the absorption of nutrition and the healthy growth of children. Sometimes tooth deformity will affect children's pronunciation problems, so there are many hazards of tooth deformity. Mothers must pay attention to their children's tooth growth from an early age, take their children for dental examination regularly and timely, and correct their children's teeth when necessary.

At present, orthodontics has a history of more than 100 years in the world, so the technology is very mature. Mothers don't have to worry too much about the side effects of orthodontics or their children's health. And children in childhood to do orthodontic effect will be better, shorter. If we wait for our children to grow up or become adults, it will take more time and make it more difficult.