Our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) have put together a helpful list that outlines when you should call Drs King, Do any of these warning signs fit you? If so, give us a call as soon as possible! Hope this helps.

  • Here are some early warning signs indicating it’s time to check in with us:
  • Early or late loss of baby teeth
  • Difficulty of chewing or biting
  • Mouth breathing
  • Finger sucking or other oral habits
  • Crowding, misplaced or blocked-out teeth
  • Jaws that shift, make sounds, protrude or retrude
  • Speech difficulty
  • Biting the cheek or biting into the roof of the mouth
  • Protruding teeth
  • Teeth that meet in an abnormal way or don’t meet at all
  • Facial imbalance or asymmetry
  • Grinding or clenching of teeth
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