Did you know that we can help kids enjoy even smiles too? In fact, with phase one orthodontics, also known as interceptive orthodontics, we can correct misalignment for kids as young as age seven. In today’s blog, your team at Riverside Dental Group talks about phase one orthodontics, such as custom retainers or space maintainers. Even kids can enjoy even smiles!
The Onset of Misalignment in Children’s Smiles
Phase one orthodontics can help correct your child’s misalignment, and this can start as young as age seven. Poor alignment at such a young age could be due to factors like the eruption of your teeth or the growth of your jaw. Even losing baby teeth too early due to tooth decay or infection could upset how teeth eruption and lead to poor alignment. But with our interceptive orthodontics, our team can guide the growth of the smile and limit alignment, which often means less time with braces or aligners in their teen years!
Phase One Orthodontics
What options do we offer to correct your child’s alignment concerns and help guide the growth of the smile? For some, we could offer removable or permanent retainers, which can help guide smile growth and limit poor alignment. We also have space maintainers. If a tooth is lost too early, this can cause teeth to shift and alter how permanent teeth arrive, which can lead to poor alignment. But with a space maintainer, we keep this gap open, allowing permanent teeth to arrive without trouble and preventing poor alignment concerns.
Starting the Second Phase of Treatment
What about the second phase of treatment? This will begin when kids reach their teeth years. All of their permanent teeth should erupt and the surfaces properly calcify. We can then complete their treatment with either braces or clear aligners, so they can enjoy better oral health. If you have any questions about how we help kids of all ages with their poor alignment using our phase one orthodontics, or about how we help teens with Invisalign® or braces, then contact our team today to learn more and get started. All ages deserve even and healthy smiles, and we are ready to help!
Riverside Dental Group Provides Interceptive Orthodontics
We want to help correct poor alignment, and that starts with interceptive orthodontics. To learn more about phase one orthodontics, then please call:
Riverside Dental Group at Magnolia in Riverside, CA at (951) 689-5031.
Dental Associates of Moreno Valley in Moreno Valley, CA at (951) 697-6800.
Riverside Dental Group at Woodcrest (951) 776-9001.
Oasis Family Dental in Temecula, CA at (951) 695-2290.
Dental Associates of Riverside in Riverside, CA at (951) 369-1001.
Dental Associates of Corona in Corona, CA at (951) 273-9580.
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