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Children's orthodontics
Correct alignment of teeth dès jeune âge, c'will give your child a healthy, functional and fulfilled smile for life.
Orthodontics in children can detect, prevent or correct dental or jaw growth problems at an early stage, to ensure harmonious development without discomfort.
This is known as interception processing.
Pourquoi et à quel âge faut-il consulter un orthodontiste pour enfant ?
Orthodontics for children can be grouped under the name of interceptive orthodontics or interceptive treatment.
This phase is not compulsory, but may be necessary between the ages of 6 and 11.
Interception processing
It can be started in deciduous or mixed dentition (the phase of dentition when deciduous and permanent teeth are present), and can accelerate or slow jaw growth in children.
Il existe différents traitements d’interceptions :
- some fixed (circuit-breaker on rings, mini-rings, lingual arch, etc.) ;
- or removable ones (jack plate, Hawley plate, functional educators, etc.).
Interception processing objectives
Interceptive treatment in orthodontics offers several important advantages:
Guiding growth and preventing future problems
The main aim of interceptive treatment is to identify and treat orthodontic anomalies as soon as they appear, before they develop into more serious problems requiring complex interventions. This treatment helps direct and control jaw growth in children, promoting the harmonious development of teeth and bones. This can reduce the need for more extensive treatment in adolescence.
Improved dental function and prevention of trauma to incisors
En corrigeant les problèmes d’alignement et de positionnement des dents dès le plus jeune âge, on améliore la mastication, la respiration et la phonation, ce qui peut avoir un impact positif sur la qualité de vie de l’enfant. De plus, des dents trop en avant exposent les incisives définitives à un risque de fracture; l’orthodontie interceptive prévient ce risque.
Facilitates subsequent orthodontic treatment
Un traitement précoce permet de réduire les risques de malocclusions sévères. Lorsque des problèmes sont corrigés précocement, il devient souvent plus facile et plus rapide d’effectuer des traitements d’orthodontie à l’adolescence.In short, interceptive orthodontic treatment is essential to guide tooth growth and prevent more complex problems in the future. It also helps to reduce the length and intensity of treatments needed later.
A phase of monitoring the evolution of the teeth is implemented, before resuming, if necessary, the second phase of treatment once all the permanent teeth have come out.
Our treatment solutions for children
1. Fixtures
VESTIBULAR CONVENTIONAL RINGS (CERAMIC or METALLIC)
Braces (or multi-attachment braces) consist of small attachments glued to the teeth (brackets) with a wire that helps them straighten out little by little.
Ceramic braces, which are less visible than metal braces, blend in with the natural color of the teeth, guaranteeing a more discreet treatment.
DISCONNECTOR
It's a device attached to the roof of the mouth, used to widen the upper jaw when it's too narrow. The activation phase (where the screw is turned) lasts about 2 to 3 weeks.
The appliance is then left in place for a few months to stabilize the new jaw width.
The circuit breaker can be complemented by the placement of bands on the anterior teeth to align the teeth and create space for the development of the permanent teeth.
LINGUAL BOWS
A lingual arch is a small metal appliance that passes behind the lower teeth on the tongue side.
It is attached to the molars (back teeth) with bands that surround or cover the teeth.
It can be used to save space for permanent teeth (following early loss of a baby tooth) or to correct small movements of the lower teeth (or jaw).
SPACE MAINTAINER
Un mainteneur d’espace est un petit appareil mis en place quand un enfant perd une dent de lait trop tôt. Il sert à garder la place libre pour la dent définitive qui poussera plus tard.
Sans lui, les dents voisines pourraient bouger et prendre la place, ce qui gênerait la bonne pousse des dents.
2. Removable appliances
VERRIN PLATE
It's a removable appliance with verrins (small metal elements) that exert gentle pressure to guide the teeth or jaw into the correct position. They can be used for a variety of purposes: to move teeth or widen the upper jaw, to stabilize teeth after orthodontic treatment, or to prepare the ground for more extensive treatment in the future (such as braces or aligners).
PUL (Universal Light Thruster)
The PUL is a removable orthodontic appliance that helps to enlarge the upper jaw (maxilla) when it's too narrow and, at the same time, to advance the lower jaw when it's too far back.
It is usually worn for a few months and can be used in conjunction with other orthodontic appliances, such as braces.
DELAIRE MASK
Le masque de Delaire est un appareil orthodontique utilisé pour corriger la position de la mâchoire du haut (maxillaire) lorsqu’elle est trop reculée par rapport à la mâchoire du bas.
Il est particulièrement utile chez les enfants dont la mâchoire du haut est trop petite ou en retard de croissance.
The Delaire mask is often used in conjunction with the circuit breaker (see fixed device).
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