Safeguarding your asset: healthy teeth for life
In Europe and America it is up to a child's parent to ensure that the child is provided with good quality dental treatment. Healthy teeth occlude correctly and are well aligned. Correctly aligned teeth enable proper chewing of food as well as effective tooth brushing to prevent tooth decay and periodontal disease. Healthy teeth are an asset to be safeguarded. If a child's teeth are given the proper care, the teeth will be strong and effective throughout life. Orthodontic treatment involves careful consideration to the growth and development of a child's teeth, jaws and face. It is possible to receive orthodontic treatment even after reaching adulthood on the condition that teeth are kept healthy. Orthodontic treatment improves not only tooth alignment in the dental arches but also the shape and proportion of the jaws.
Do you know that the face and the jaws grow and develop?

Children's faces are quite different from adults' faces. The baby face is round but it gradually becomes oval as the child grows. This is because the bones of the face and the jaws grow as the whole body grows, and children's faces change into adult faces. The peak growth phase of the bones in the face and jaws is not as distinct as the peak growth of the rest of the body. The upper and lower jaws do not always grow to the correct dimensions with respect to one another. It is important that the upper and lower jaws are in proportion to one another. The asymmetric growth of either jaw can be modified during puberty. However, after puberty the jaw bones cease to grow and no growth modification can occur. If treatment is left until after puberty then the subsequent treatment can be considerably more complicated.
Orthodontic specialists specialize in facial growth and development as well as the dentition. They can predict and control the growth and development of the face and jaws. If you are troubled by, or are suffering from misaligned teeth, we recommend that you consult with an orthodontic specialist at the earliest opportunity.