Dr. Deepa Jayashankar Podcast

Braces  is  an orthodontic  treatment  to  correct malaligned  teeth. So  if a person has  a   query if he  has to  go  for braces  treatment,  there should be  something that worries the patient  like  a malpositioned  tooth, proclined  tooth  or the patient  is not just  happy with the way they  smile  is. So  when they come to  me, I advise them when it can be done, how their occlusion or their  bite is.   When   you say what is the ideal age,  I would  say that whenever you  identify he  malocclusion, you  have to visits the dentist. There is nothing like ideal age. If  you  see  there is a  faulty  growth of the jaws and one of the jaw  is  not  proper  and the profile of the  patient is  compromised. Generally  we want  a straight profile. We see   if the upper  profile is forward  then it a  convex  profile and if the lower jaw is   forwards,  we call it  as  a  concave profile. If the  jaw  alignment  is disturbed, then you have  to visit  the dentist.