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Does Your Child Need Braces Early

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In today's world parenting is a difficult task and looking after your precious one's health is perhaps even more challenging.in this article we will discuss the situations when you should consult an orthodontist and also when you can relax and keep a watch. 6-8 months is the time when you should  see appearance of teeth in your child's mouth.There can be a fluctuation of 2 months but beyond that you must see a dentist at the earliest. Your child is suppose to have mild gaps in between front milk teeth which is used later to accommodate the larger permanent teeth.Do not intervene unless the gaps are too huge or you notice any missing tooth. Between the age 8-10 there can be a gap between two upper front teeth and this condition too will be auto corrected in 1 year but visit a braces specialist if doesn't happen so. If you notice any jaw is protruding too much specifically the lower jaw and if its a girl child then a prompt action is needed. The growth of head

Life after braces

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The braces have just came off and so are all your restrictions on food and habits.. life is looking more colorful then ever.well hold your emotions right up there.  lets be very practical from your treatment point of view, you are just half way through. the braces treatment is actually between the doctor and the patient where the doctor does his part till the braces are in place and from then on wards its the patient who takes it forward towards the goal. Here we will discuss the easy way to make the changes you achieved a permanent one which we call retention and failure of which will be a relapse. The retainer you received from your doctor's office can be either a wired one or a transparent but irrespective of its type you must wear it 24*7 for next one year except the time of brushing and eating. There can be at most 2-3 episodes of 4 hours each in a month when you may not wear them and go flaunt your smile, but be very careful of not exceeding that. After completio