Recognize and eliminate "developmental disorders".
As an orthodontic practice, we see our role not only in the treatment of “crooked teeth”, but also in the prevention and early detection of anomalies. Preventive measures can already be initiated in the primary and early mixed dentition and consist of Educating parents, recognizing harmful habits, so-called “habits” and using special therapeutic aids to stop the “habits”.
Thumb sucking, lip biting and nail biting can lead to misalignment of the jaw or teeth. Parafunctions such as speech, language and swallowing disorders also lead to misalignment of the jaws and/or teeth. Speech errors with “S” and “Z”, “infantile swallowing” and mouth breathing are treated together with speech therapists. Early loss of milk teeth, e.g. due to tooth decay or accidents, requires treatment in most cases.
To prevent your child’s jaw or teeth from developing incorrectly at an early stage, it is recommended that you arrange a first orthodontic check-up at the age of 3.
Children from 3 years
Thumb suckers may look cute, but unfortunately thumbs, fingers, soothers, feeding bottles and Teddy’s ears are foreign objects in the mouth.
Suckers interfere with the normal development of teeth and jaws and cause functional and health problems.
The consequences: open bite, crossbite, protruding teeth, narrow jaw. The child cannot bite properly, has a lisp and breathes through the mouth instead of the nose and therefore often has a cold.
Early treatment with an oral vestibule plate can help to break these harmful sucking habits.
Children between 4 and 9 years old
The milk teeth are placeholders for the permanent teeth developing underneath them. If a milk molar is lost prematurely, the first permanent molar tilts into this gap and prevents the next one from breaking through. This tooth then grows incorrectly later on and must either be painstakingly aligned orthodontically or even extracted. A space maintainer inserted immediately can effectively prevent this tooth position anomaly.
Congenital misaligned teeth or jaws require treatment at an early age. With an open bite, the incisors gape wide apart. Biting is practically impossible.
An anterior step is caused by the lower jaw being set back and protruding upper incisors. In a lateral crossbite, the lower jaw is displaced to one side and the molars bite together incorrectly. In frontal crossbite, the upper incisors bite behind the lower incisors instead of over them. Early treatment is particularly important in this case in order to avoid inhibiting the growth of the upper jaw.
Are there any costs for the first consultation?
Regardless of whether you have statutory or private insurance, the first consultation is covered by your health insurance. This means that every patient – young or old – can receive sound orthodontic advice without having to take any financial risk. Only if you would like the diagnostic documentation to be started immediately after the in-depth examination will costs be incurred, which may or may not be covered by your health insurance, depending on your insurance policy. In this case, we work with the ZA-AG which provides you with transparent and flexible billing. This means you always have an overview of possible costs and financing options.
