Kids Orthodontics In Sydney
Guide Your Child Toward a Lifetime of Healthy Smiles
Early Children’s Orthodontics plays a key role in supporting lifelong child oral health. Through early assessment and treatment, often called interceptive orthodontics, dentists can correct alignment issues before they develop into complex problems during the teen years or adulthood.
It’s far easier to guide the growth and movement of a child’s teeth than to realign them later. By exploring options like braces for kids at the right age, you can ensure a healthier bite, balanced facial development, and lasting confidence.
When you invest in early orthodontic care, you set your child up for strong oral health and a lifetime of bright, confident smiles.
Book a FREE children’s orthodontics Assessment. We will examine your child’s mouth, eliminate all risk factors and assess the correct course of treatment.
Understanding Your Child’s Teeth
Healthy teeth are an essential part of childhood development and overall wellbeing. Strong baby teeth help children chew properly, develop clear speech, and maintain the right amount of space for adult teeth to grow in their correct positions. This early foundation supports lifelong oral health and prevents crowding or misalignment as your child grows.
Kids orthodontics focuses on guiding proper jaw and tooth development from an early age. Children’s teeth typically start forming before birth and begin to emerge around the first year. Early orthodontic assessment, often around age seven, allows dentists to identify potential alignment issues and recommend preventive treatments like braces for kids, reducing the need for complex procedures later in life.
How to Know If Your Child Needs Braces
It’s best to schedule an early assessment for your child, typically between ages six and seven, when the jaw is still developing. During this stage, a kids orthodontics specialist can evaluate growth patterns and determine whether early treatment could help guide proper alignment and prevent future complications.
Early intervention may include space maintainers for erupting teeth, functional appliances, or even braces for kids to gently correct alignment as their smile develops. Treatments at this age are often simpler and more effective because a child’s jaw and bones are still flexible and responsive to movement.
Children also tend to adapt well to orthodontic care at this stage, making it easier for them to learn and enjoy the process of achieving a healthy, confident smile.
Children are very responsive to treatment at this age as their bones are still developing and pliable. They are usually quite motivated and can easily be taught about the benefits of the treatment in a fun and exciting manner.
What If My Child Is Already a Teenager?
Kids orthodontics for teenagers typically begins once all the adult teeth have emerged, usually between the ages of eleven and thirteen. After a thorough orthodontic evaluation, we’ll discuss the best treatment plan suited to your teen’s specific needs.
At this stage, treatment options often include appliance therapy or braces for kids, depending on the level of alignment required. Our team ensures each plan is personalised to achieve the best possible results and to make the process as smooth as possible for both you and your child.
Treatment duration generally ranges from six to eighteen months. During this time, we’ll closely monitor your teen’s progress and oral care habits. Regular visits are essential to adjust and maintain braces or appliances, ensuring steady progress toward a healthy, confident smile.
About Our Dentists
Dr. Joseph Kazzi
Associate Dentist
If you’re a long-time patient of Bexley Dental, you’ll recognise Dr. Kazzi as one of our former Oral Health Therapists! He went back to school to study dentistry, juggling his degree work and his Oral Health Therapist position. After graduating from Charles Sturt University, he returned to Bexley Dental as one of our dentists. Dr. Kazzi has since completed orthodontic training with Invisalign Australia and Progressive Orthodontic Seminars and graduated with highest honours.
Ready to discuss the options for your child’s oral health?
Schedule their free 30-minute Assessment today.
During your child’s Assessment, the dentist will examine their teeth so they can see exactly how your child’s teeth are developing.
From there, the dentist will create a personalised treatment plan just for them, and discuss the best options for helping your child avoid complex orthodontic needs down the road.
Every Assessment includes:
- 30 minutes with Dr. Breeze or Dr Kazzi
- A Recommended Orthodontics Plan to set your child up for a lifetime of oral health.
To schedule your Assessment, simply pick up the phone and call us at (02) 9567 4151 today