.: Early Orthodontic Treatment

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Early Orthodontic Treatment - Extracting teeth

Decrease the need to extract permanent teeth in the future.

Your child’s jaws continue to grow to accommodate room for their back molars and wisdom teeth. However, contrary to what most parents might think, the space for your child’s front teeth is at its maximum at age 4. Between ages 4 and 12, about 4-8 mm of space (the width of a tooth) is lost naturally by the back teeth moving forward.

Early treatment minimizes extracting permanent teeth by allowing Dr. Hoss to modify the shape of the jaw, create more room and preserve needed space when primary teeth are still present.