Early intervention is the key.
At Forest Lake Dental, we pride ourselves on providing complete dental care for your entire family. One of our many important roles is to care for and educate children on the importance of good oral health.
We recommend that your child attend regular checkup appointments every six-twelve months to enable us to monitor your child’s oral health and detect any abnormalities in their early stages. Early intervention allows us to prescribe the best treatment to prevent a small problem from becoming a large one.
You may like to bring your child to visit us at an early age. This will help to familiarise them with our practice, meet our team and generally help them to see that coming to the dentist is a fun experience.
Children’s Orthodontics
Every parent wants to see a big broad smile on their child’s face. At Forest Lake Dental we are dedicated to making your child’s smile straight and healthy. A healthy straight smile will enhance your child’s confidence as well as help them keep their natural teeth for life.
Dr Laura Barbagallo -Visiting Orthodontist
BDSc Hons (UQ); MDSc Hons (Orth) (Sydney);
MOrth RCSEd
Orthodontic treatment can improve your child’s profile and correct jaw and facial muscle misalignment, which can contribute to future oral and general health problems.
Children’s orthodontic braces have changed significantly from the heavy, obtrusive and bulky metal braces many adults had and remember. Today treatment options are more comfortable with the brackets and arch wires being much finer.
Orthodontic problems can develop rapidly in children as their teeth and facial bones grow quickly. At Forest Lake Dental, we recommend your child’s first assessment appointment is around age 6 after their first adult molar teeth come through. At this age, we can check for any sign of irregularities and advise on the possibility of your child requiring corrective treatment.
At this age, treatment is designed to guide developing teeth and facial bones into their optimal position plus ensure there is enough space in the jaw for adult teeth and prevent crowding. Treatment may vary from monitoring your child’s development through to the application of fixed or removable braces or retainers.
Early assessment and intervention can reduce or sometimes even eliminate the need for fixed braces by the time your child reaches the all important high school years.