Importance of Early Orthodontic Treatment: 'Underbites'

The way your teeth align may be affected by several factors. Normally, teeth grow in such a way that upper teeth fit a little over the lower teeth. Your molars — the flat, wide teeth at the back of your mouth — should fit into one another.

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Proper tooth alignment keeps you from biting your cheeks, lips, or tongue when you eat. There are several factors that could cause a person to develop an underbite.

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The earlier an underbite is addressed, the better. If a child’s underbite is less severe, parents should wait until at least age 7 to seek corrective treatment such as braces. That’s when permanent teeth begin to erupt.

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Causes of Gum problems with braces

During orthodontic treatment, it is common to find inflamed gums in patients with braces. This inflammation of the gums usually occurs when the patient does not have proper oral hygiene.

Before starting orthodontic treatment, all infectious foci in the mouth should be eliminated, this includes: caries and periodontal diseases (gingivitis / periodontitis). This is because the brackets help accumulate more food and could aggravate infections.

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The orthodontic patient must be informed about the responsibilities that he adopts once he is a holder of braces. The consequences of poor dental hygiene can be very serious.

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Why Is Thumb Sucking Harmful?

Thumb Sucking is a natural reflex actor of babies, this action provides comfort, tranquility and pleasure. This habit also induces them to sleep at bedtime.

According to the ADA, after 4 years there are consequences for prolonged sucking. These consequences are in the development of the jaws and teeth.

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It is important to take the child to an orthodontist to stop the suction and thus avoid complicated consequences such as: open bite and alignment of the permanent teeth.

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Pseudo class III treatment in 2-year-old children

Timing of orthodontic treatment especially for children with developing Class III malocclusions has always been somewhat controversial. Pseudo class III malocclusion is recommended to be treated early as this type of malocclusion doesn’t diminish with age.

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Untreated pseudo class III may lead to serious problems. The case report describes pseudo class III in primary dentition successfully treated by using Protrusive Arch Wire.



INTRODUCTION: Timing of orthodontic treatment, especially for children with developing class III malocclusions, has always been somewhat controversial.

The earlier the interceptive phase is initiated, the greater the orthopedic effects will be to the detriment of the unavoidable orthodontic and orthopedic effects.

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6 signs that your child may need early orthodontic treatment

Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that treats and prevents developmental alterations of the dental arches and the relationship between them. To achieve this objective, it uses various devices.

To identify these abnormalities, children should be taken from a very early age to a specialist to identify the signs of orthodontic problems.

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It should be borne in mind that it is better to take preventive measures to avoid serious consequences in the future. We share with you 06 signs that you can tell us that your child needs orthodontic treatment.

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Wisdom teeth and orthodontics: Are they related?

Wisdom teeth erupt between 18 and 25 years of age, generating a series of problems the moment they appear. So it is important to visit your dentist to be evaluated.

The extraction of the wisdom teeth avoids the consequences of their eruption, and these can be: pain, trismus, inflammation, cysts, bad breath and crowded teeth.


In the vast majority of cases it is recommended to be removed preventively and prophylactically. In case the patient wants to start an orthodontic treatment, it is important to extract them so that the treatment is not damaged.

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What is the role of space maintainers? Types of maintainers

Loss of a primary tooth can happen from trauma or tooth extraction. One of the consequences of this loss is that the permanent molars tilt in the space left by the primary tooth.


That inclination will cause a bad bite and in addition to taking away space from the future permanent tooth that will erupt. Space maintainers protect the space left by the primary tooth, for when new permanent teeth appear.

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