Saturday, May 1, 2010

When should you call Stevens Orthodontics?


Happy May Day!

Our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) have put together a helpful list that outlines when you should call the team at Stevens Orthodontics. If you experience the following symptoms or conditions, it may be time to check in us:

1. Early or late loss of baby teeth

2. Difficulty of chewing or biting

3. Mouth breathing

4. Finger sucking or other oral habits

5. Crowding, misplaced or blocked-out teeth

6. Jaws that shift, make sounds, protrude or retrude

7. Speech difficulty

8. Biting the cheek or biting into the roof of the mouth

9. Protruding teeth

10. Teeth that meet in an abnormal way or don’t meet at all

11. Facial imbalance or asymmetry

12. Grinding or clenching of teeth


Do any of these warning signs fit you? If so, please give us a call!

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