Habits such as breathing through the mouth or sucking the thumb, as well as genetic flaws, can cause wrong positioning of teeth and jaws. This has a serious influence on the development of your child and should be corrected in the early stages.

As a precaution it is necessary for parents to take their children to an orthodontist, so that prolonged treatment can be avoided.

It is seldom that an orthodontic treatment is indicated before the age of nine. In most cases it is ideal to begin the treatment while the molars change ( age of 9 – 11 years). The correction of misaligned teeth/malocclusion is always possible but much more difficult, when the teeth have totally changed.

Orthodontic treatment is generally recommended for children, teenagers and adults, when there are physical or aesthetic problems.