It is better to correct children's crossbite early rather than late!

Orthodontic correction for children's dental crossbite is a relatively common correction method, which is mainly used for the malocclusion type of children's anterior teeth crossbite. As the child gradually develops, early corrective treatment is very important, because once early corrective treatment is missed, the correction effect is often not as good as the early treatment. It is most ideal to perform corrective treatment in the early stage, and it will not affect the child's dental function.

1. Early correction has an ideal effect

It is also beneficial to the normal development of the maxillofacial region. Most of the functional dental crossbites are successfully corrected and are not prone to recurrence after improving bad habits. However, there are many accompanied by imbalance of dental arch width and height and asymmetrical facial development, which are difficult to correct, especially skeletal anterior crossbite. The tendency of recurrence after correction increases greatly with growth and development.

Therefore, many cases require staged treatment, which takes a relatively long time. Parents need to be fully aware of this, especially if there is a family history of overbite.

2. So how old is the appropriate age for children to undergo crossbite correction?

Since there is a high possibility of changes in tooth position and movement of the mandible during the deciduous teeth period, if the mandibular occlusal position is restored during this period, the bone facial shape can be improved as much as possible. After the anterior crossbite is relieved, it can also promote the development of the maxilla and have a certain inhibitory effect on the excessive development of the mandible.

Generally speaking, the age for children's crossbite correction has always been recommended by domestic orthodontic textbooks to be 3-5 years old, and the course of treatment is generally 3-5 months. A few cases with more obvious bony deformities require extraoral force and a longer course of treatment.

3. Early correction has many benefits

It is currently believed that if crossbite of deciduous teeth is not corrected, more than half of them will develop into crossbite of permanent teeth, and the symptoms will worsen. After correction during the deciduous teeth period, the possibility of crossbite of permanent teeth is reduced. Even if it occurs, the symptoms will be greatly alleviated (excluding some bone, genetic and other deformities), which also lays a good foundation for correction in adulthood and reduces the difficulty.

Children's anterior crossbite must be detected and treated early. Generally, if the symptoms are discovered early in children (3-5 years old), most children will actively cooperate. This has been proven in clinical practice. In addition, the correction time is only a few months, and the child will not have much psychological rebellion or impact. And during this correction period, children will also have a new understanding of dentists. In fact, doctors are not scary!