Dr. Deanna Alevizos is a respected professional in the Burnsville, Minnesota community who has provided pediatric dental care to young patients over the past 16 years. Dr. Deanna Alevizos offers comprehensive care that focuses on assessing oral health at all the stages of tooth and jaw development.
Common issues that occur as the permanent teeth come in include teeth that are too far apart or are crowded together. In addition, problems may arise involving extra, missing, and protruding teeth, as well as malocclusions caused by habits such as thumb sucking.
“Interceptive orthodontics” is a proactive approach to treatment that starts as early as possible, while the teeth are still in the process of erupting. In addition to teeth straightening through orthodontics such as braces, areas that can be addressed include jaw development and upper and lower jaw alignment.
In cases where families wait to address children’s teeth alignment issues until jaw and facial development is nearly mature, correction is often significantly more difficult. The window of opportunity in which correct jaw growth can be easily influenced may be lost altogether. For this reason, it is critical to undertake an orthodontic evaluation at the time when the permanent teeth are starting to come in.
Common issues that occur as the permanent teeth come in include teeth that are too far apart or are crowded together. In addition, problems may arise involving extra, missing, and protruding teeth, as well as malocclusions caused by habits such as thumb sucking.
“Interceptive orthodontics” is a proactive approach to treatment that starts as early as possible, while the teeth are still in the process of erupting. In addition to teeth straightening through orthodontics such as braces, areas that can be addressed include jaw development and upper and lower jaw alignment.
In cases where families wait to address children’s teeth alignment issues until jaw and facial development is nearly mature, correction is often significantly more difficult. The window of opportunity in which correct jaw growth can be easily influenced may be lost altogether. For this reason, it is critical to undertake an orthodontic evaluation at the time when the permanent teeth are starting to come in.
