Child Early Treatment Package
Your child’s orthodontic journey will include:
- One hour-long consultation. Our expert clinician will explain all available solutions to achieve your dream smile. Including a personalised treatment plan and written report, at a one off fee of £99.
- Early detection of orthodontic problems and treatment as early as 7-8 years old.
- All-inclusive comfortable orthodontic journey.
- No hidden fees:Evening appointments (subject to availability).
- Convenient appointment times including after school and evening (subject to availability).
- Free of charge 12-month post-treatment follow-up.
- Free of charge premium orthodontic oral hygiene kit.
- Guaranteed customer service satisfaction and excellent results from our friendly award-winning team.
- 12-month interest-free and no-deposit options allowing you to spread the cost of your treatment.
The earlier the better
‘Early interceptive treatment’ or ‘First phase treatment’ are terms we use to describe treatment of children mainly under 10 years old.
Early treatment can be very important because children are still growing, giving us the opportunity to correct problems very early as they start to develop.
Advantages of early treatment:
- Guide dental development to avoid long and complex orthodontic treatment later on in life
- Creating room or preserving space for crowded teeth
- Reducing the need for removal of adult teeth later on
- Shortening treatment time with braces if needed later on
- Avoiding possible dental surgery if teeth fail to grow and get stuck inside the jaw bone
- Reducing the risk of trauma of protruding (sticking forward) front teeth
- Facilitate healthy facial growth
- Correcting undersized or oversized jaws or asymmetrical jaw growth
- Stop poor oral habits such as Thumb / finger sucking or pacifier habits beyond the age of 6, Mouth breathing…
We strongly recommend that a child’s first orthodontic visit takes place at age 7-9 if any signs of teeth irregularity are detected.
We have many years of experience in providing orthodontic treatment for growing children and dealing with problems such as thumb / finger sucking and mouth breathing which if left unattended, will have a negative effect on facial growth and dental development. Second phase treatment may still be needed in some cases later on at approximately age 12.
Having straight teeth and a beautiful smile will also boost the confidence of your child and avoid unnecessary teasing at school in some cases, in a stage of their life where their personality is developing every day.
Read about what makes us special.
Early warning signs
These are the most common signs that should alarm parents to seek an orthodontic consultation. We strongly recommend that a child’s first orthodontic visit takes place at age 7-9 if any signs of teeth irregularity are detected:
- Overlapping or crowded teeth
- Big gaps between the teeth
- Early or late loss of baby teeth, including removal of baby teeth by the dentist
- Missing or extra teeth
- Protruding teeth (top or bottom jaw too far forward)
- Top and bottom teeth not meeting at the front (Openbite)
- Teeth crossing at the front or back when biting (Crossbite)
- Top teeth covering completely the bottom teeth (Overbite, Deep bite)
- Biting of the cheek or roof of the mouth
- Difficulty in chewing or biting
- Thumb / finger sucking or pacifier habits beyond the age of 6
- Mouth breathing or snoring at night
- Speech difficulty
- Tongue Thrust – Tongue sitting forward between the teeth
- Reverse swallowing- Tongue pushing forward against the front teeth
- Lip biting – lower lip resting behind the top front teeth
- Strong chin muscle
- Grinding or clenching of teeth
- Signs of excessive enamel wear
- Jaw noises such as clicking that are causing discomfort
Most common child braces
The good news is that many children are now eager to wear braces as they have become something of a fashion statement. This allows us to offer children the best orthodontic treatment to give them straight teeth and a great smile to face the future with confidence and freedom.
- Thumb / finger sucking or pacifier habits beyond the age of 6
- Tongue Thrust – Tongue sitting forward between the teeth
- Reverse swallowing- Tongue pushing forward against the front teeth when swallowing
- Lip biting – lower lip resting behind the top front teeth
- Strong chin muscle
- Grinding or clenching of teeth
- Mouth breathing or snoring at night
Correcting these habits early allows the teeth and the jaws to develop correctly and avoids difficult problems and complex orthodontic/ surgical treatment later on in life.
Trainers are most effective after a child’s permanent front teeth have come through and before all the permanent teeth have erupted (Age 6-10 years old is the ideal age to use them)
We find that Metal Damon braces are the most popular for children, although ceramic crystal clear braces can also be used.
Other fixed braces we use are expanders, such as ‘Rapid palatal expanders’, used to expand or widen the roof of the mouth to create more space for the developing teeth if the jaw is too narrow.
We chose the 3M FORSUS or ADVANSYNC 2 devices which are fixed over the top and bottom teeth and works comfortably, consistently and around the clock. Traditionally, headgear was used to achieve the same type of correction, but these modern devices give the extra treatment power that is needed when braces alone cannot align the jaws or teeth, without the hassle of headgear.
