Adenoid facies at the age of 14 can be treated with surgery and orthodontics.
1. Surgical treatment: In 14-year-old children, adenoid facies is caused by adenoid hypertrophy. In most children, tonsils begin to appear around the age of 1, and adenoids shrink around the age of 10.
If the adenoids are still enlarged, and adenoid face appears, accompanied by open-mouth breathing and sleep apnea symptoms, surgical treatment is recommended, according to the patient’s condition, whether to perform simple adenoidectomy or adenoid combined with tonsillectomy.
2. Orthodontics: some parents do not accept surgical treatment, but adenoid facies teeth misalignment affects aesthetics, can go to the stomatology department for orthodontics, its face may be improved.
Children with adenoid facies are advised to consult a doctor in time and choose the appropriate treatment plan according to the situation.