When you are a parent and you start to see your child's baby teeth start to appear, you ask yourself: at what age should you put your child in braces? The questions are logical, especially if you have a history of malocclusions or jaw problems.
The best age to put your child in braces is when they are 5-6 years old. You may think this is too early. There is a false belief that orthodontics is something that is done in adolescence. It is believed that 14 or 15 is the best and most recommended age, but this is a mistake. Our paediatric dentists in Sabadell are able to analyse the eruption of your child's milk teeth and estimate what the eruption of the permanent teeth will be like.
With this information interceptive or early orthodontic work is carried out. Through a set of brackets we intervene on future problems and guide those permanent teeth to appear and be placed in the right place. Do you know what they say that "prevention is better than cure"? Well, that is exactly what we do: prevention rather than cure.
The most advisable age to put your child in braces is 5-6 years old.
In this way, you will achieve shorter orthodontic treatmentIt is much more economical and with much less discomfort. Furthermore, it is a treatment that is carried out at a time when your child has not yet had their social awakening; in other words, at a time when their hormones are not developed and it does not bother them to wear orthodontics.
So if your child is 4 years old, start thinking about preventive orthodontics now. At our orthodontic clinic in Sabadell we are specialists in it. You can come and visit our practice to meet us and get to know us before you even think about treatment, and why? Because you will be fascinated by our clinic. You'll see 😉
