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Orthodontist: Dr Kamal Ahmed, South Coast Orthodontics
Olivia’s parents were worried about her bite. When she bit her teeth together, her bottom jaw was in front of her top teeth. Olivia 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 Olivia has only affects a small part of the population. Fortunately Olivia’s parents brought her in at 8 years of age. Much later, and the bones we stretched to correct her bite would have fused, leaving us with no alternative other than to wait until she grew up so a surgeon could surgically re-position her jaw as a young adult.
In Olivia’s case she came in early and we could correct her bite with a plate in 6-12 months
