{"id":1909,"date":"2020-07-22T09:25:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T08:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1909"},"modified":"2025-02-12T09:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T09:55:50","slug":"why-braces-in-st-johns-wood-are-ideal-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/why-braces-in-st-johns-wood-are-ideal-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Why braces in St. John\u2019s Wood are ideal for children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ever heard the expression, \u201cthe longer you leave\nit, the worse it gets\u201d? Well this is definitely the case with malocclusions and\ncrooked teeth. Childhood is the time when the skull is still growing and the\nbones are still relatively soft, making it easier to fix any problems that may\nbecome a concern in the future. We at Aura\nDental<\/strong> know and understand this and can advise any parent that brings their\nchild in for a check-up whether or not they will need braces in St.\nJohn\u2019s Wood<\/a> to avoid any future problems, thus giving your child the\nbest opportunity for good oral health in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Problems seen in the pre-teen years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t need to wait until the skull has stopped\ngrowing to see what problems may come up in terms of malocclusion or crooked\nteeth. Once a child has lost all their baby teeth it is easy for our dentists\nand orthodontic specialists to determine how the mouth will develop over time\nwith the use of expert knowledge, X-rays and even 3D digital technologies. By\nthe stage of about 7-9 years old, it will be clear if your child will develop\nany problems with their bite. Overbites, underbites, crossbites, and open bites\ncan all be fixed with braces in St. John\u2019s Wood<\/strong>, by gently pulling the\njaw into place over time and guiding the teeth to grow into their proper\npositions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malocclusions (which are misalignments in the\nbite) are often hereditary, which means that they are caused by your child\u2019s\ngenetic makeup, but they are completely fixable, especially in childhood.\nHowever, sometimes they can be formed by habits in a child\u2019s toddler years,\nlike sucking on a pacifier after the age of 3, extended bottle feeding and\nthumb sucking, which can all cause the shape of the jaw and pallet to grow\nincorrectly.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How braces work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bracket is secured to the front of each tooth\nwith a special dental glue, then a wire is fed through all the brackets and\ntension is applied to that wire with varying degrees over time. This tension\nguides the teeth to grow in their proper positions and as the jawbone grows and\nhardens over time, it secures the correctly aligned teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to jaw position, elastics of\ndifferent tensions that are secured to the brackets on the top teeth are linked\nto the brackets of the bottom teeth and they pull the jaw ever so slightly to\nencourage it to grow in the correct way thus fixing any future bite issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Usually, patients with braces need to visit their\ndentist every month or so to allow them to make adjustments to the tension\nsettings, as the teeth and jaw shifts over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why they benefit children<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many times has your child come home having lost a piece of school uniform, or has asked you to buy them their 5th eraser for the year? The benefit of braces in St. John\u2019s Wood<\/strong> is that they are permanent and fixed to the teeth, they cannot be taken out and lost, making your investment in their oral health secure for the full length of time that the treatment takes place. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever heard the expression, \u201cthe longer you leave it, the worse it gets\u201d? Well this is definitely the case with malocclusions and crooked teeth. Childhood is the time when the skull is still growing and the bones are still relatively soft, making it easier to fix any problems that may become a concern in the … Continue reading Why braces in St. John\u2019s Wood are ideal for children<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Why braces in St. John\u2019s Wood are ideal for children | %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braces"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}