Orthodontics

Essence on orthodontics

In Europe, a child on two needs a treatment of orthodontics. Vis-a-vis such a request, information on this discipline remains insufficient. To meet this request and these needs, the French federation of Orthodontics answers your main questions. Before the treatment.

With which age does have one to go in the orthodontist ?

A main part to leave the evolution of the 4 incisors the top and bottom or if there exists a great shift between the upper teeth and the lower teeth. Currently each child is entitled to a free oral assessment at 6 years and 9 years. Your dental surgeon will be able to alert you in the event of problem.

Does one have to give a teat ?

The answers are different according to the orthodontists: that avoids sometimes the inch, but if the parents choose to have recourse there, it must be physiological, attached by a grip not to fall by ground, and cleaned every day. In any case, it must be stopped as soon as possible and in the course of the day, it must remain with the bed at the house.

With which age does have one to brush the teeth ?

From 2 years, the parents can brush the teeth of the child gently, it will reproduce the gestures in the form of play. It will be able to correctly do itself the movement only around 5 years.

Why don't its teeth push back immediately ?

The final teeth are sometimes a little longer to leave, it is necessary that the root is rather thorough. But if the delay between the fall of the baby tooth and the evolution of final is higher than 6 months it is necessary to make a radio to see whether an obstacle is not present (like an oblique blocked tooth or an additional tooth).

How does the growth do without the teeth ?

The teeth push in two times: initially the incisors, then after a latency time the premolars and the canines evolve. Finally the 12 year old molars, then the wisdom teeth will supplement teeth.

Do its teeth push behind, that to make ?

The incisors of bottom evolve rather often a little behind baby teeth, it is normal and very often all returns in the order rather quickly, the baby tooth fall spontaneously. But sometimes the axis of eruption of the incisor makes that the baby tooth does not reabsorb. It is then necessary to consult its dentist who will decide to extract or not this tooth.

His teeth push ahead, do one does have to occupy himself some as of now ?

There is always a risk of fall and thus of fracture of the incisors top if they are too ahead. To consult an orthodontist will make it possible to know if a first stage of treatment is indicated.