Thursday, August 11, 2011

Monster Teeth?

A mother with her daughter came to my clinic so worried of the child's teeth. She said her daughter lost esteem at early age. She often smile and always teased by her classmates in elementary school. The child was just 7 years old,with mixed dentition (teeth are composed of temporary and permanent). I did a dental examination to her, no caries(cavities) noted, surrounding tissues are normal. But as seen in the picture, teeth are partially erupted, constricted look, the alveolar bones are narrow shaped.


7 year old child patient with anterior cross bite

I was thinking of a removable orthodontic appliance for the child. An appliance which is comfortable, that the patient may use until all temporary teeth becomes permanent and will guide her teeth in correct alignment as well as correcting the jaw pattern. The solution was T4K, pre -orthodontic trainer for kids. The child will wear the appliance every night as she sleeps for a target of 6-12 months. This rubber appliance was usually given to child patients with mixed dentition preferably ages 9 and below. 





We will see the results soon.

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