{"id":1124,"date":"2019-05-14T16:39:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T13:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/?page_id=1124"},"modified":"2019-06-17T13:10:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T10:10:30","slug":"the-ideal-age-to-begin-an-orthodontic-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/the-ideal-age-to-begin-an-orthodontic-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"The ideal age to begin an orthodontic treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;headerimage half&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;105&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; title=&#8221;The Ideal age to begin an orthodontic treatment&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;106&#8243; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The ideal age to begin an orthodontic treatment, based on the American Association of Orthodontics, which recommends that children must be checked by an orthodontist at the age of 7.\u00a0 Early detection of orthodontic problems is the key to an easier treatment with good results. <strong>The\u00a0outdated\u00a0view that\u00a0the child\u00a0needs to visit the\u00a0orthodontist\u00a0only when all the baby teeth have been changed is completely wrong\u00a0and\u00a0poses\u00a0many risks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certain skeletal problems are easily treated at an early age because bone growth is not yet completed. Early diagnosis and treatment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduces\u00a0the likelihood\u00a0 of having to extract permanent teeth to correct overcrowding<\/li>\n<li>Reduces\u00a0the risk\u00a0of injuring protruding\u00a0front teeth<\/li>\n<li>Guides the development of\u00a0jaws and\u00a0permanent teeth\u00a0into their proper positions<\/li>\n<li>Fixes\u00a0problems such as\u00a0crowding,\u00a0spacing\u00a0or\u00a0teeth rotations<\/li>\n<li>Stops\u00a0harmful\u00a0habits<\/li>\n<li>Improves\u00a0both the appearance and\u00a0self confidence of children at an early age, thus relieving them from their peers&#8217; derisory comments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; column_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;headerimage half&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;105&#8243; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; title=&#8221;The Ideal age to begin an orthodontic treatment&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;106&#8243; alignment=&#8221;left&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The ideal age to begin an orthodontic treatment, based on the American Association of Orthodontics, which recommends that children must be checked by an orthodontist at the age of 7.\u00a0 Early detection of orthodontic problems is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1124"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1124"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1344,"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1124\/revisions\/1344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.zarbi-orthodontist.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}