Although I usually recommend a child’s first visit to an orthodontist by 7-8 years old, it is often for an initial consultation to rule out any potential growth and development problems with respect to their jaws and teeth. Ideally, there should be enough room for all future permanent dentition once the baby teeth begin to fall out. However, when insufficient space exists, it is important to intervene early to prevent severe dental crowding, blocked out teeth, and complex ort

Checkout this orthodontic smile makeover: This patient initially presented with an open bite, flared upper and lower incisors, large spaces, and a class II molar malocclusion. Throughout this patient’s 13 month orthodontic treatment, the spaces were closed, the open bite corrected into an ideal overbite, and the flared upper and lower incisors were brought back to an ideal angulation. Furthermore, notice how the lower molars in the “after” pictures now sit just ahead of the u