Children's dentistry

Children's dentistry - children's bite Nowadays, many parents know the word "bite" firsthand, they know that sometimes it can be incorrect and it needs to be treated. The most advanced ones know the words "".But, as a rule, this is where knowledge ends, and myths and guesses begin. Not everyone knows when it is necessary to visit an orthodontist. Some carry their children immediately after leaving the maternity hospital and show off the baby's toothless jaw. Others believe that there is no need to see an orthodontist until the baby teeth have changed. However, the first preventive visit to the orthodontist should be planned for the age of 3-4 years. There is no point earlier, since there are no teeth and it is unclear whether the bite is correct. However, if the child's teeth deteriorate immediately after eruption, then you need to go to the dentist as soon as possible to stop the process. Baby teeth cannot be left untreated, although it would seem that they will fall out anyway. The thing is that if a baby tooth is not treated in time, it will cause complications that lead to damage to the rudiments of a permanent tooth. If a baby tooth falls out prematurely, the child may develop a bite pathology, the treatment of which will be expensive and complicated. Abroad, they not only treat baby teeth, but sometimes cover them with crowns to prevent premature tooth loss and progression of the carious process. Another misconception is that orthodontists treat exclusively with braces. However, at an early age, braces cannot be used for treatment - there is simply no point in putting them on permanent teeth. Therefore, pathologies in the baby bite are treated with the help of special devices - plates. At this age, as a rule, only severe pathologies are treated that affect not just individual teeth, but the growth and formation of the entire jaw as a whole, or various preventive procedures are carried out that allow you to prepare the jaw and teeth for subsequent treatment, or self-regulate the bite pathology.

Why do teeth grow wrong?

There is no doubt that the treatment of baby teethis extremely necessary, and to correct the bite you need to visit an orthodontist. But who is to blame for the fact that the teeth are growing incorrectly? There are a great many reasons that cause bite pathology. These are, first of all, hereditary reasons. Many types of bite (for example, "Habsburg lip", the disease of kings) are "family". A common cause for this is birth trauma. Also, the bite is negatively affected by carious destruction of baby teeth, as well as their early removal. There are other, not very noticeable reasons. For example, the habit of sucking a finger or biting a pen can lead to the fact that the teeth "move" in different directions. However, the main task of the parent is to show the baby to an orthodontist who will be able to find the pathology, identify the cause, and then correct the bite problems.