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It’s never too late to have crowded, crooked, and misaligned teeth (and jaws) corrected with orthodontic treatment. According to the American Association of Orthodontists, the number of adult patients receiving orthodontic treatment grew by 37% during the most recent ten-year period. it is estimated that one in five orthodontic patients in this country is an…
While many parents assume that orthodontic treatment shouls await adolescence or until all of a child’s adult teeth have erupted (except for the third molars, or wisdom teeth), this is not necessarily the case. Most orthodontists would agree that a child’s first orthodontic examination should occur around age six or seven. At this stage, there…
No one can realistically expect the teeth and jaws to fit together perfectly in every case. However, the orthodontist aims for perfection with the goal of having the top front teeth extend over the lower front teeth slightly and the molars lining up and meeting on both sides of the mouth (top and bottom). Teeth…
About 10% of the general population has congenitally missing teeth, which are teeth that do not develp when they are supposed to. As a result, there are empty spaces where permanent teeth should be. The most commonly missing teeth are lateral incisors and the second bicuspids. When these or other teeth fail to develop and…
An initial orthodontic check-up should be done no later than age 7. Early treatment may prevent or intercept more serious problems from developing and may make treatment at a later age shorter and less complicated. In some cases, the orthodontist will be able to achieve results that may not be possible once the face and…
Teeth are seldom evenly spaced and the bones of the jaw are not always perfectly alighted. In fact, because two separate sets of genes (one from each parent) control the development of the teeth and jaws, it is common for mismatches to occur in the mouth. Beyond inherited irregularities, there are problems that arise as…