At what age should my child see the orthodontist for the first time?" Mosery Orthodontics answers

wow guy looks interesting huh guys I'm back here with Dr mosery from MOS Orthodontics here in Lakewood on 1200 River Avenue Suite 3B and today we're going to talk about a question that I get all the time is what age should you start coming to the orthodontist and the answer in short is at about s or 8 we like to see our children boys and girls uh for the first time and general what we do is we're just taking a look and screening for very specific problems that could be treated at an early age so certain problems with the jaws with the bite certain space problems crowding problems if you catch them early they could be a lot more successful in the future usually we don't do anything early and we'll just track the development and we'll do a recall every 6 months or 10 months until the child is ready for uh for their definitive treatment whether it be Invisalign or braces in the future another question I got asked is aren't I too old for orthodontic treatment I have 60y old 70y old saying ah I'm too old I can't do that as long as your teeth are healthy and your bones are healthy which we screen for every time you come in uh tooth movement is successful at virtually any age I've treated patients as young as six and as old as 86 with Orthodontics yeah and with the Advent of invisaline and our other aesthetic options a lot more adults are seeking uh treatment so if you'd like to make an appointment if you want if you have any questions about anything orthodontic related I have a WhatsApp you can reach me at 732 32899 or you can give the office a call at 732 466 4377 thank you hope to hear from you soon