Early Orthodontic Treatment - The essential knowledge for a General Dental Practitioner
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 1
- Management of Functional orthodontic issues in the Growing child
- Management of Class 2 malocclusions in the growing child
- Management of Class 3 malocclusions in the growing child
- 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
