Predicting the Future

Ask the Orthodontist

It is possible to estimate if your child will need braces in the future by certain
aspects of there developing teeth. For example, when all the baby teeth (also
known as deciduous or primary teeth) have erupted, if there is crowding or
not excess space between the teeth, there is likelihood that orthodontics will
be needed. The permanent teeth take up more space than the baby ones
they replace so even if the baby teeth look perfect in ideal alignment, there is
probably going to be crowding.

To best guess if your child has enough room in the posterior or back of the
mouth, you can measure from the front of the lower 1st molar, which erupts
into the mouth around age 6, to the back of the lateral incisor which is the 2nd
tooth from the midline. If the measurement is less than 22 millimeters, then
you can guess there will not be enough room for the future permanent teeth.

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To determine if the palate or roof of the mouth is wide enough, the
measurement you want to see between the right and left 1st permanent
molars is 38 millimeters, or the length of a dental cotton roll. This dimension is
fairly consistent from age 10 to late adolescence.

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Dr. Marsha Beattie
Dr. Amy Isenberg

Lastly, if you child can fi t their little fi nger in between the upper and lower front
teeth when the mouth is closed, then you may have a future problem with
overlap. Also if you do not see at least 50% of the lower teeth when the teeth
are closed together, there may be a problem with a deep over-bite.

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All these are best evaluated by an orthodontist who can best determine growth
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dwin and Arlene Tarnopol celebrated their 60th anniversary this year
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illiam “Bill” Nosanchuk
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He marked his birthday with his
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Lash 55th

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ancy and Harvey Lash of
Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly
of West Bloomfield, cel-
ebrated their 55th anniversary on
Dec. 23 with family in Scottsdale.
Their family consists of sons and
daughters-in-law, Todd Lash and
Tracy Joe, Craig and Amy Lash;
daughter and son-in-law, Robyn
and Todd Miller; grandchildren,
Sierra and Simon Lash, Brooklyn
and Savannah Lash, and Jonah,
Griffin and Trevor Miller. •