The better age for correcting teeth is generally considered to be around 12 years of age, depending on the specifics of the case. Corrections can be categorized into milk teeth row correction and mixed teeth row correction.
1. Milk teeth alignment: generally around 4 years old. Correcting too early may cause teeth loosening; correcting too late, the root of the milk teeth has begun to absorb, and the added force may also make the milk teeth fall off, and the milk teeth row correction is generally used to correct the antimaxilla.
2. Mixed dentition correction: generally 1 to 3 years before the youth growth spurt, about 10 to 12 years old (male spurt is about 2 years later than female spurt). 8 to 9 years old when the root of the teeth is not fully developed, early correction often affects the development of the roots of the teeth root resorption.
3. Around the age of 12, the early stage of permanent dentition, is also the peak of growth and development, and is considered to be the best period for orthodontic treatment. During the period of orthodontic treatment, you must pay attention to maintaining oral hygiene, avoid eating too hard or too sticky food, follow the doctor’s instructions, and have regular follow-up appointments.