Why is it so important that the orthodontist begins to observe the child as soon as possible?

The fact is that the malocclusion begins to form very early. The heredity, poor feeding, bad habits, and common diseases of the child affect it.

The highest percentage of malocclusion is hereditary. So, often, parents bring their child to the orthodontist to fix what they would like to fix for themselves. Changes in the bite are formed so slowly that parents can not see them. Orthodontist usually observes the child for a long time, being practically a family doctor. Therefore, he can  notice and correct the malocclusion in time.

There are three periods of occlusion: milk, mixed, permanent. Each of these periods has its own laws of development and the resources for correction of defects.

Milk occlusion
The first signs of defects appear during the formation of milk occlusion . The main thing in this period is to wean the child from bad habits (thumb-sucking, lip sucking, addiction to the dummy) and direct the growth of the jaws in the right direction. There are various methods and devices.

Miogymnastics is a set of exercises for the muscles of the face and tongue. It shapes a child's proper diction, swallowing and breathing. In a complex it leads to the harmonious development of the tooth-jaw apparatus.

Trainers are double-jaw devices in the form of a silicone sheath that is worn on the teeth. It insulates teeth from improper exposure of the muscles of lips and tongue and gently guides the jaw, that teeth grow in the right direction. This device is worn at the night and for two hours in the afternoon.

Removable laminar prostheses are used to replace missing milk teeth. If the milk tooth was removed, on this place stops the growth of the jaw and there is a late erupting of a permanent tooth. In addition, the location of the missing tooth is displaced by neighbors. Therefore, in order to save the space for permanent teeth, on the place  of a removed milk teeth, a removable plate is put with an artificial milk tooth.

Mixed occlusion
Formation of a mixed bite is the period of active growth of the child. The main tasks are to get rid of bad habits, the direction of growth of the jaws and harmonious development of the tooth-jaw apparatus. For this purpose, devices and some accessories are used.

Removable devices (plates) are accounted of many species, which are applied depending on the tasks set by the orthodontist.

Clinic "Tri-niti" uses for this purpose the auctorial  Dr. Mew's method , Максим, встав сюди статтю, будь ласка which has been recognized and widely distributed throughout the world. It is a revolutionary new technology of portable devices for modification and direction of growth of jaws. It is fundamentally different from conventional plates.

The child adapts to it and does not experience discomfort during wearing. It is invisible and also solves more tasks in less time. The Mew's system, in contrast to conventional plates, has a set of elements. Each of them is functionally and logically justified, and operates on a certain area.

Sometimes, with a mixed bite, bracket system, facial masks, trainers are used.
Bracket system is the design of continuous wear, that gradually directs the growth of teeth in the right direction.
Face mask is a device which is fixed on the forehead and chin, and is the backbone for the tension elements attached to the jaws. Due to the constant tension, the jaw growth is directed in the right direction.

Permanent occlusion
During the formation of permanent occlusion, different types of removable plates and bracket-systems are used.
Very often parents do not give value of milk teeth and milk bite, believing that they need to consult with a doctor-orthodontist, when all the permanent teeth erupt. But this is false, because many diseases are formed in the milk bite.

Causes of malocclusion:
1. Inherited factor
2. Mouth breath due to adenoids
3. Bad habits (sucking of thumb, tongue, upper lip, dummy use for long)
4. Early loss of milk teeth
5. Derangement of muscle function (laying tongue between teeth, incorrect swallowing)
Parents do not always notice that the child has abnormalities in the bite, so, it is necessary to consult with an orthodontist to identify pathologies since your child is 3 years old.

There are various devices in the arsenal of orthodontist to help the patient.
Vestibular plates . They are used to eliminate bad habits, control functions of swallowing, chewing and breathing. The plate is made individually for each patient, the child can choose the colour of the plate. Wearing such device is permanent. Age for use is from 3 to 4 years.    

Тrainers. Silicone device is used to correct the anomalies and to fight against bad habits. This device will help if a child bites food by lateral teeth, paving the tongue between the teeth, when the upper teeth are positioned above the lower lip, or vice versa. Trainers are put at night and for 1-2 hours during the day.
 
Orthodontist will help you choose the device that will suit your child. Age for use is 5-6 years.
Bracket-system. If early habits were not eliminated and malocclusion was not corrected, then from the age of 12 it should be treated with bracket-system.

At the early age, when the dental system grows, you can use removable storage devices to stimulate or stop the growth of the jaw bones, thereby avoiding the development of various pathologies. The earlier a problem appears, the quicker and easier you can solve it.  As the result of the healing process your child will have healthy and beautiful teeth, you should simply go to a professional and get the desired result!