Your dentist will tell you if your child will need braces or not. He/She is the best person to tell you if your child will benefit from seeing an orthodontist regardless of the age.
Some of the things that indicate that your child is likely to benefit from seeing an orthodontist include the following :
- Early, late or irregular loss of teeth
- Mouth breathing
- Difficulty in chewing or biting
- Thumb or finger sucking
- Biting the cheek or roof of the mouth
- Teeth that meet abnormally or do to meet at all
- Crowded , misplaced or blocked out teeth
- Jaw that shift, make sounds , protrude or are recessed
- Jaws and teeth that are out of proportion to the rest of the body
Content Sources
How to Tell if Your Child Needs Braces. Stanford Children Hospital. https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=how-to-tell-if-your-child-needs-braces-1-4061. Accessed October 16th, 2019
Braces. The Basics of Braces. https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/braces.html. Accessed October 16th, 2019