Orthodontist in Ashland, OR
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Reasons You May Need Braces
Whether you or your child have crooked teeth, spacing issues, misalignment, an incorrect bite, or concerns about speech – Dr. Ravassipour can evaluate the issues and provide a specific plan of treatment. As early as age 7, many children will show signs of needing orthodontic intervention. If a child has begun to lose their baby teeth, this can leave open spaces that lead to overcrowding or early eruption of adult teeth.
Scheduling an orthodontic consult or talking with an experienced and trusted dentist as soon as this happens is the best way to correct the issues successfully and more affordably than if treatment is postponed to the teen or even adult years.
Early Treatment
You may have some fear about the cost of orthodontic treatments, but the truth is – the longer you wait the more expensive correction will be. The longer permanent teeth are allowed to stay misaligned, the harder they are to move and the longer braces will need to be worn.
Early intervention, by or around age 7, can be the difference between affordable braces and space maintainers or expensive and extensive procedures later on. Early intervention with orthodontics can:
- Keep the upper and lower dental arches at an appropriate width
- Provide adequate space for incoming permanent teeth
- Decrease the likelihood of tooth extraction
- Help avoid impacted permanent teeth
- Correct damage from thumb sucking or improper use of bottles
- Improve swallowing and encourage proper enunciation in speech
- In other words, early treatment can reduce the amount of intervention needed later on in life.
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