A REASON TO SMILE
If you're considering orthodontic treatment, you are taking the first step toward better health and a smile that will last a lifetime. Dr. Kosek spends a great deal of time analyzing each patient's orthodontic needs. He then applies the most effective, efficient treatment to achieve the desired results.
Some Reasons for Orthodontics
- Crowded teeth
- Missing teeth
- Extra teeth
- Overbite
- Teeth that protrude
- Difficulty in chewing
- Thumb or finger sucking
- Recessed or protruding jaw
Benefits of Early Treatment
The American Association of Orthodontics recommends that ALL children have a dental screening no later than age seven. Early orthodontic screening can lead to easier, more effective treatment for dental patients. Early treatment often presents the opportunity to:
- Influence jaw growth in a positive manner
- Harmonize width of the dental arches
- Improve eruption patterns
- Lower risk of trauma to protruded upper incisors
- Correct harmful oral habits
- Improve aesthetics and self-esteem
- Simplify and/or shorten treatment time for later corrective orthodontics
- Reduce likelihood of impacted permanent teeth
- Improve some speech problems
- Preserve or gain space for erupting permanent teeth
