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When entering the 9-year-old stage, children will have clear signs of misaligned teeth and malocclusion. Many parents often wonder if they should get braces for 9-year-olds or not and when is the most appropriate time to start braces for children?
1. Should braces for children 9 years old or not?
Oral health experts have shown that the ideal time to get braces for children is between 7 and 16 years old. Then, braces help orient and align the permanent teeth to grow regularly and create conditions for the jaw bone to develop balanced. The result will bring a harmonious and aesthetically pleasing face to the baby.
This is considered the stage where the child's jawbone is still not fully developed, the bones are still soft, so it is easier to straighten teeth and bite. Therefore, at this stage, if performing braces, it will bring high efficiency, shorten treatment time, reduce pain and save costs compared to adults.
However, specifying braces for 9-year-old children is only relative because it depends on the oral condition. Some children will easily detect the deviation on their teeth when they are 9 years old, but others appear later. Therefore, doctors recommend that the period of replacement of baby teeth need to be closely monitored to detect and correct deviations in time to avoid negative effects on oral health.
2. Children who need braces soon
Braces are a method to help correct the defects of misaligned teeth, malocclusion to improve chewing function, aesthetics and the most accurate pronunciation.
Cases that can be assigned early braces for children include:
Teeth that are crooked, underbite, crooked, crowded; Teeth have gaps in the incisors and canines; Children with crossbite, head-to-head bite, reverse bite, deep bite,...; Children's permanent teeth grow in the wrong direction, grow sideways, grow sideways.
3. Some notes for parents when getting braces for 9-year-old children
3.1. Choose the right method
At this age, there are quite a variety of braces methods suitable for children including braces, removable appliances, transparent braces invisalign... Each method has different advantages and disadvantages and depends on the baby's oral condition that the doctor will advise on the appropriate treatment regimen.
3.2. Have a reasonable diet The braces in children or adults have more or less influence on the daily diet. Therefore, parents need to build a diet for their children based on the instructions of the doctor to ensure enough nutrition, without affecting the ability of teeth to move during the procedure.
In the first few days after braces are attached, the mouth and molars will be more sensitive, so hard foods will cause pain and difficulty when chewing. Therefore, parents should give priority to children to eat soft foods in these days.
3.3. Maintain good oral hygiene when wearing braces The general mentality of people wearing braces is that they feel uncomfortable and lazy to clean their teeth, especially in young children. This easily leads to dental diseases such as tooth decay, gingivitis... Parents need to supervise and remind children to brush their teeth properly at least 2 times a day after eating and before going to bed, rinsing their mouths. with physiological saline and combined with the use of specialized tools for oral hygiene such as water flossers, electric toothbrushes, dental floss ...
It is important to pay attention to brushing teeth when braces in gentle circular motions on the surface of the teeth. tooth surface and fully brush the outer, inner and upper surfaces of the teeth, especially the position with brackets.
3.4. Get rid of bad oral habits
Daily bad habits such as thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, nail biting, chewing gum... can lead to loose brackets or damage to lips, cheeks and tongue. Therefore, parents need to remind children to gradually eliminate bad habits to ensure that the braces process is not affected and minimize pain.
4. How to make braces for 9-year-olds most effective? In order to know the exact time when braces are golden and most effective for 9-year-old children, parents should take the child to a specialized hospital or a reputable dentist for examination and treatment. Because 9-year-old children's braces are when the jawbone is developing, even a small mistake in the technique can cause the jaw structure to deviate and cause many dangerous complications. Therefore, parents need to pay attention to the following factors when researching a reputable facility:
Doctors have extensive experience in orthodontics and have successfully performed many children's braces; There are modern equipment applied in examination and treatment; Braces appliances have a clear origin. In short, specifying braces for 9-year-old children is only relative because it depends on the oral condition. Some children will easily detect the deviation on their teeth when they are 9 years old, but others appear later. Therefore, it is necessary for the child to visit the dentist to evaluate and perform braces at the right time.
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