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Mouth breathing can
cause narrow arches and unattractive smiles. By using functional
appliances while children are actively growing, we can help them
achieve a broad, beautiful smile.
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Many children with
narrow jaws, deep overbites or receding lower jaws have unhealthy jaw
joints which can cause headaches, neck pain, dizziness, earaches,
ringing in the ears, clicking or locking jaws or difficulty opening
jaws.
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Mouth breathing can
lead to orthodontic problems as well as other problems such as lack of
oxygen and poor sleep habits. This leaves children prone to
daytime fatigue, and an inability to concentrate in school due to
headaches.
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Deep overbites and
receding lower jaws may cause ear aches, stuffiness or ringing in the
ears. If infection has been ruled out, functional appliances can
eliminate these symptoms effectively.
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Functional Appliances:
Can also often prevent
removal
of adult teeth, fang-like tooth appearance,
lengthy use of braces and speech
difficulties . . .
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Quick
Facts About Orthodontics:
Facial Development:
- 75% of 12-year olds
need orthodontic treatment, yet 90% of a child's face has already
developed.
- By guiding facial
development earlier through the use of functional development
appliances, 80% of the treatment can be corrected before the
adult teeth are present!
Cooperation:
- Younger children
between the ages of eight and 11 are often much more cooperative than
children of 12 to 14.
Shorter Treatment
Time:
- Another advantage of
early Phase One Orthodontic Treatment is that children will need to
wear fixed braces on their adult teeth for less time.
To Correct
Under-developed Jaws:
- Almost 50% of
children who need orthodontic treatment due to a bad bite have
under-developed lower jaws. Functional appliances can reposition
the lower jaw forward, improve the child's profile and correct the bite
problem - all within seven to nine
months!
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