Early Orthodontic Treatment - Part 2

Approximately one in four children (aged between 7 and 11 ) who present to your office, have an orthodontic problem that would benefit with early orthodontic treatment or intervention.By providing orthodontic treatment early for the correct patient in many cases can:

• Reduce the need for extractions in the future
• Reduce the severity of the malocclusion, allowing an easier and shorter orthodontic approach in the permanent dentition
• Correct functional problems that if left untreated may cause TMD issues and even require orthognathic surgery in the future
• Help to improve the final aesthetic outcome
• Improve the patient's airways
• Provide improved social confidence

In this 2 part webinar we will be discussing the essential knowledge a general dentist needs to identify and help manage the most common problems that a young child may present with in their practice.

Part 2

• Management of developmental problems including ectopically positioned teeth
• Management of moderate and severe crowding in the growing patient
• Management of Missing teeth in the growing patient