9 yr old daughter needs braces but they said...?!
Question: my daughter will be 10 march 26th and has a overbite from sucking her thumb. My late mother put away money to pay for her braces so i have it fully paid for when ready but the dentist told me to wait til she is 12 years old ..what for? I want to get the process going soon...I see kids in her school and they have them on already!! her last baby tooth is loose and ready to fall out...can anybody help me?
Answers: my daughter will be 10 march 26th and has a overbite from sucking her thumb. My late mother put away money to pay for her braces so i have it fully paid for when ready but the dentist told me to wait til she is 12 years old ..what for? I want to get the process going soon...I see kids in her school and they have them on already!! her last baby tooth is loose and ready to fall out...can anybody help me?
Waiting a couple years will end up being healthier and cheaper. There is no way of your orthodontist knowing how her teeth will come in unless they are completely in and done moving. If she got them on now, she would have to get them on again after they came off. This would just cause her more pain and you more money - a cost that her grandmother may not have covered. It is worth it to wait. Trust that your orthodontist knows more about this than you do, and if you are confused about his/her advice, I'm sure he/she would be more than happy to explain to you further what you need to know to ease your mind. 10 is about the minimum age to get braces, so if there are kids in your daughter's age group that have them already, it doesn't mean that she has to too. In the meantime, don't sweat it, and let her enjoy being 9 years old without having to deal with braces but instead with sugary gum and popcorn(which you shouldn't eat with braces on.)
They dont like to put bracces on till later becuase her teeth arnt finished moving. You dont want to put braces on, have them come off and then becuase her teeth wernt dont shifting, move after they came off. Its a waste of time and money. If her last baby tooth hasnt even come out, they wont put them on anyhow, for the same reason i just mentioned.
My brother had braces put on at my mother's INSISTENCE. They straightened quickly and when removed 1.5 yrs later, they also moved back quickly and needed to have them put on again when he was 13
i agree with the person above
i think the doctor just trying to find the best solution
i think u need to wait
mabe those kids in the school had diffrent doctors and diffrent issues
i hope ur baby feels better :)
If your daughter is still sucking her thumb or has a tongue thrust habit from sucking her thumb, you should get the process started now. Habits must be corrected in order for orthodontic treatment to be stable after completion. The earlier, the better, for correcting these habits. Even if all the permanent teeth haven't erupted. interceptive (Phase I) orthodontic treatment seems to be indicated and will help reshape the upper front area even without the braces being on yet.
It is too early,and she needs to stop sucking her thump and try to enforce it.Take the dentist advice because her teeth are still shifting,The kids in school have them on because they are qualified for them.As you mentioned her last baby tooth will fall and then you have to wait for it to grow back.So pace yourself and before you know it she will be 12,by the way there are far more serious problems out there .Count your blessings.
"When" a person gets braces is as individual as his/her teeth. Ideally, you should have your child's orthodontic needs assessed at around age 7 because some kids teeth issues are so severe that an early intervention could help direct new teeth as they come in and avoid surgery later on. In your daughters case, it doesn't sound like there is any rush, in fact, it sounds like they are waiting for that last tooth to come in. New teeth can push existing teeth in or out of alignment and potentially undoing any work they've already started...which would mean more payout by you to fix it again. Makes you think twice about being so anxious, no?
You should really wait till all of her permanent teeth come in. Your primary teeth do not provide a solid foundation for braces. I am sure your dentist wants to wait till all of her primary teeth have been replaced with permanent teeth. He may also want to wait to see how her permanent teeth come in. They may shape up on their own. Mine did. I had a huge gap in my front teeth and they were really crooked I even had a crouded tooth. They all shaped up on their own without braces. By the time I was in my early teens they had all straightened out pretty good.
Do not worry too much. She has plenty of time for the overbite to be corrected. Do not rush her into the discomfort of braces.
You need to wait until her wisdom teeth come in or it will screw up the straightening process of her teeth.
Hi, my daughter sucks her thumb and has an "open-bite". I was told the same thing by her dentist, but he also told me they had an appliance they could put in her mouth, that stays in place (called a "crib") to help her stop sucking her thumb in the meantime, and he referred me to an orthodontist for this. However, when we saw the orthodontist, just two weeks ago, (Jan. 14th) she was evaluated and then prepped to receive her braces January 30th. I told them I was told she had to be 12 (she turned 11 this past November), they checked the insurance, and told me there was "no age limit". Mention the device to your dentist and have him refer you to an orthodontist, in the end, they know whats best and will check the insurance for coverage limits. Good Luck.
hi i was told to leave my son till he was 13 so that all baby teeth had gone and the new teeth had chance to settle in my son is now 13 and due to go and its done on the nhs ,good luck
no i think she should totally get them on sooon
if u wait, the treetment will take longer i got them on when i ws 8 years old, and i didnt even lose all my baby teeth at that time
change or get a way for her to do...its worth it....
if it only about an overbite, ask if your daughter can get an "e-arch"
they put it on the roof of her mouth(doesnt touch her roof but yea) and contencet it with back brakcets and nautrally fixes any overbites kids from ages 8-12 normally only have them on for 1-6 month...(i had mine for 3 months)
or if needed get both, (i did that)
so yea
good luck!!!
btw: make sure tha e-arch that th edentist has the NATURAL e-arch (the one that does not have a key) the natural ones are less painful and work faster...
i switched from 2 dentists
first one made me have one with a "key" where u would have to twist the whole thing in ur mouth to tighten it. every nite...it was extremly painful after 5 motnhs nothin happened at all and i switched dentists...
this guy gave me a natural one...that was painless and took 3 motnhs and was done
also, if she gets any arch, make sure she brushes her inner gums EXTREMLY well or they will get infected
good luck
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