Pediatric Orthodontist For Missing Maxillary Lateral Incisor

Today’s topic is pediatric orthodontist for missing maxillary lateral incisor by Dr Kamana Vijay Rai dentist at Rps dental clinic in Ranchi.

Maxillary lateral incisor usually erupts at around 7 to 8 years of age. Some parents are more concerned and visit pediatric orthodontists when milk teeth exfoliate and there is delay in eruption of maxillary lateral incisor. We as a dentist take dental x-ray and match chronology of eruption of permanent teeth. Reasons for delay in eruption of permanent teeth are tooth already present in the path of eruption, insufficient space present for permanent teeth, dental infection, thick gum overlying permanent teeth, ectopic positioning and impacted teeth present in oral cavity. So, teleconsultation alone will not solve the problem. As a dentist we have to evaluate the case clinically and radiographically and of course matches the same with chronology of eruption of permanent teeth. Nowadays due to less breast feeding and more bottle feeding there is less exercise of the jaw during sucking. As a result, it leads to improper jaw development and improper tooth alignment including missing teeth, crowding of teeth and impacted teeth.

Pediatric orthodontists have a great role to improve your kids' smile. At an early age it is very easy to remodel jaws and align teeth. As the age passes jaw bones develop and teeth become matured so take a longer time to correct dental malocclusions. Preventive dentistry is always better than interceptive treatment.