{"id":3704,"date":"2022-02-03T08:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T13:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/?page_id=3704"},"modified":"2022-09-25T23:40:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T03:40:27","slug":"first-check-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/treatments\/orthodontic-treatment-for-children\/first-check-up\/","title":{"rendered":"First Check-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Malocclusions like the ones shown above may benefit from early diagnosis and referral to an orthodontic specialist for a full evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Healthcare professionals who see children &#8211; including dentists, dental hygienists, pediatricians, family physicians, school nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners &#8211; may be the first to recognize that a child may have an orthodontic problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) recommends that all children have an orthodontic check-up with a specialist at the first recognition of an orthodontic problem, but no later than age 7, for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Around 7 years of age, the permanent molars in the back should have erupted. At this point, an orthodontist can evaluate and discover if a patient has any deviation in the jaw growth or teeth eruption patterns. When the jaw is too narrow or small, it can result in a reverse bite relationship, which can lead to shifting of the jaw when a patient bites down. This can lead to uneven growth of the facial structure.<\/li><li>Incisors have begun to erupt and problems can be detected such as crowding, habits, deep bites, open bites and some jaw discrepancies.<\/li><li>For some, a timely evaluation will lead to significant treatment benefits; for others, the principal immediate benefit is a parent\u2019s peace of mind.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The AAO does not advocate for comprehensive orthodontic treatment for all patients at age 7. However, interceptive treatment may be appropriate for the kinds of malocclusions pictured above.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final treatment decisions should be made among the parent, child\u2019s dentist and orthodontist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yang Orthodontics offers a Juniors\u2019 Club program for 7 &amp; up growth observation. To discuss any questions about recognizing your youngsters\u2019 malocclusions, schedule your free consultation with Yang Orthodontics by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/contact\/free-consultation\/\">here<\/a>, sending us a text, or giving us a call at <a href=\"tel:215-757-0864\">215-757-0864<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malocclusions like the ones shown above may benefit from early diagnosis and referral to an orthodontic specialist for a full&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5114,"parent":3689,"menu_order":74,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3704"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6578,"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3704\/revisions\/6578"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yangorthodontics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}