Braces

Many young children don't have enough arch space for their teeth. Narrow arches as well as crowding create dental malformations that require treatment to move the teeth into better positions. The balance between esthetics and function for eating harmonize in the field of orthodontics. The chance to offer patients a life-changing experience in the form of their appearance is truly one of the great benefits for today’s dentist.

Treatment can range from simple space maintainers to full arch adult orthodontic repositioning of teeth. In addition, early care has become commonplace in a much younger group of children than in the past. Twenty to thirty years ago, the standard of care was to initiate treatment at around age 14 after the complete eruption of the permanent teeth. Today, children are being treated at much earlier ages (even as young as five year old) because issues can be treated much easier at a younger age.