Oral health

The WHO has defined oral health as ‘a standard of the
oral and related tissues which enables an individual to eat,
speak and socialise without active disease, discomfort
or embarrassment and which contributes to general
well-being’.

Oral health education?

This term is generally understood to mean giving patients
personally relevant information about their dental
health, based on scientific evidence. Skills required to perform
OHE involve communicating, motivating, teaching
and training individuals and small groups.

It is usually difficult to know if your child will need orthodontic treatment until your child is 7-8 and their permanent teeth start to come in. We recommend that you bring your child into the orthodontist when your child is 7 years old to evaluate whether treatment will be needed. Generally, the orthodontist will evaluate your child, and if your child needs treatment, the orthodontist will take corrective action to avoid costly and uncomfortable treatment later on.

Most problems are inherited, including tooth size and jaw size. These orthodontic problems may lead to crowding of teeth or spacing of teeth.
Overbites, underbites, extra or missing teeth, and irregularities of the jaws, teeth and face also are inherited.Other orthodontic problems can be caused by accidents, pacifier or thumb sucking, dental disease, or the premature loss of either the primary or permanent teeth.