Orthodontic Treatment

Kids may need braces for any number of reasons, including crooked, overlapping, or overcrowded teeth, or a “bad bite”. This happens when there’s a difference in the sizes of the top and bottom jaws. Sometimes tooth and jaw problems can be caused by losing baby teeth too soon, accidents, or habits like thumb sucking. But often they’re inherited, so if you or someone in your family needed braces, it’s likely that your kids will, too. Our dentist will be the first to notice problems during a regular visit and recommend that you come in for an orthodontic opinion. The orthodontist (a dentist who specializes in correcting jaw and/or teeth alignment problems) can decide whether your child does need braces and which devices would suit best.