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Orthodontist: Dr Kamal Ahmed, South Coast Orthodontics
Brad’s parents were worried about his bite. When he bit his teeth together, his bottom jaw was in front of his top teeth. Brad is one of the reasons orthodontist want to have a quick look at kids from 8 years old. We really hope everything is developing normally, but know that some problems are a lot easier to manage early.
The type of bite Brad has only affects a small part of the population. Fortunately Brad’s parents brought him in at 8 years of age. Much later, and the bones we stretched to correct his bite would have fused, leaving us with no alternative other than to wait until he grew up so a surgeon could surgically re-position his jaw as a young adult.
In Brad’s case he came in early and we could correct his bite with a plate in 6-12 months
