What are the benefits of early intervention?
Early treatment has many potential benefits including the opportunity to: guide the growth of the jaw, regulate the width of the upper and lower dental arches (the arch-shaped jaw bone that supports the teeth), guide incoming permanent teeth into desirable positions, lower risk of trauma (accidents) to protruded upper incisors (front teeth), correct harmful oral habits such as thumb- or finger-sucking, reduce or eliminate abnormal swallowing or speech problems, improve personal appearance and self-esteem, potentially simplify and/or shorten treatment time for later corrective orthodontics, reduce likelihood of impacted permanent teeth (teeth that should have come in, but have not), and preserve or gain space for permanent teeth that are coming in. I am an adult. Can I still get braces? According to the American Association of Orthodontics, more than 30% of orthodontic patients these days are over 18 years old. An improper bite, overcrowding and crooked teeth are now being corrected reg
