Early Intervention Orthodontics

Does your child have a small jaw or crowded teeth?

Noticed that their chin is set back or they can't keep their lips together? Your child may need interceptive orthodontics.


Before all the adult teeth come through, there is a window of opportunity to help an underdeveloped jaw get the help it needs to grow properly.


Some of the reasons jaws don't grow to capacity include:

  • allergies
  • tongue or lip ties
  • low muscle tone
  • airway obstructions
  • improper speech, swallow or chewing patterns
  • thumb-sucking and other oral habits


Some of the signs to look for include:

  • open-mouth breathing
  • sleep disordered breathing
  • crowded or rotated teeth
  • grinding or clenching
  • difficulty swallowing or messy eater
  • facial assymetry



Get in touch to discuss how interceptive orthodontics can help your child.