At King Orthodontics, we enjoy working with all of our young patients and watching the looks on their faces when their braces are removed and they see their new smiles for the first time!

Contact us today to schedule an appointment for an orthodontic evaluation. Early treatment now will give your child a healthy, beautiful smile for the future.

While there is no specific age for children and teens to begin orthodontic treatment, the American Association of Orthodontists recommends beginning treatment around age seven. By this age, most children have a mix of baby teeth and adult teeth, making it easier for the orthodontist to correct tooth and jaw problems sooner and without surgery. When treatment is started early, the orthodontist can guide the growth of the jaw and guide incoming permanent teeth.

Early treatment allows your orthodontist to:

• Correct and guide the growth of your child's jaw to help the permanent teeth come in straight
• Regulate the width of the upper and lower arches
• Create more space for crowded teeth
• Avoid the need for permanent-tooth extractions later in life
• Correct thumb-sucking and help improve minor speech problems

For parents, it's not always easy to know if your child may need orthodontic treatment.

Here are a few things to look for that may mean your child needs to see an orthodontist:

• Early/late loss of baby teeth
• If your child has a hard time chewing or biting food
• Mouth breathing
• Finger- or thumb-sucking
• Crowded, misplaced, or blocked teeth
• Jaws that pop or make sounds when opening and closing
• Teeth that come together abnormally, or do not come together at all
• Jaws and teeth that are not in proportion to the rest of the face