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Dear Enquirer,
I really feel you have nothing to worry about, so let me put your mind at rest. At 3 years old, it is too early to say whether a child has a malocclusion (the teeth don’t meet together properly).
At present he only has his first set of teeth and there is absolutely nothing that needs to be done in terms of intervening with what is currently in his mouth. As he grows and develops his mixed dentition, where he will have both his first and 2nd teeth, we can assess and see how his teeth and jaw bones are developing. If at this stage, normally age 7, if there is an issue with the position of the newly erupted permanent teeth, with early assessment and treatment, we can `intercept’ or treat your children’s dental concerns prior to the time that they have fully developed, leading to better dental facial aesthetics, occlusal (bad bite) and function.

At Sparkle Dental Boutique, in line with the American Association of Orthodontics (AAO), we like to see children for an orthodontic assessment, by the age of seven, when they have a mixture of milk (primary) and adult (permanent) teeth.

At this age, children may experience dental crowding, too much space between teeth, protruding teeth, extra or missing teeth and sometimes jaw growth problems. An orthodontic assessment allows our specialist to assess developing dentition and facial growth.

Children may have also acquired other orthodontic problems which will develop over time. These problems can be caused by thumb or finger-sucking, mouth breathing, dental disease, abnormal swallowing, poor dental hygiene, the early or late loss of baby teeth, accidents or poor nutrition, all of which can be corrected simply with early intervention.

So for now, please don’t worry, put it out of your mind, keep visiting the dentist regularly and wait to see how his new teeth come through. He ay not require any future treatment, so worrying is simply futile.
I hope this help,
Sunita