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Teeth not aligned properly
My daughters front teeth are not aligned properly with lower set of teeth. Little gap is there. What can be done in this case, as she is 9 yr old only. Attached is the picture
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Hello sir...
No need to worry...â¦
Concerning the age of your child, she is in MIXED DENTITION period now.....
it is normal in this stage....The gap in the upper front teeth is medically called as UGLY DUCKLING STAGE which is a self correcting anamoly....The gap gets corrected itself once the upper canine teeth gets erupted.....the alignment will gets corrected once all teeth gets erupted..
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She can get her teeth corrected by simple mechanics. You can take a Practo Consult to chat with me directly.
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Since she is only 9 years old u can wait for 3-4 years more as she is in mixed dentition age. After that u can consult the orthodontist if the problem remains the same .
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Spacing is a normal feature of kids with this age.
Donot panic.
The matter of concern here is certain habits that she has got.
I suspect mouth breathing and tongue thrusting.
Would advise you to immediately see a pedodontist.
A habit breaking appliance will help
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Looks like her tongue position is faulty. May the full intervention is not required now, still I am suggesting you to consult orthodontics.this is the right age to prevent or intervene habits which may be causing the issue
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She has some abnormal pressure habit. Either thumb sucking or tongue thrusting habit. Consult a pediatric dentist and use habit breaking appliance. It will get corrected automatically
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Dr. Ashok Khandelwal
Orthodontist
32 yrs exp
Indore
If you have time visit the nearest Dr. or visit my clinic if you are in indore for the best treatment guaranteed
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Dr. K Bala Vikhram
Dentist
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
We can wait upto 12 years of age . Kids aged between 11 to 13 years is ugly duckling stage. If crowding persist even after age 13 , then we have to consider for orthodontic treatment
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