Smiles & Faces Orthodontics

Dr Andrew Chang Orthodontist at Smiles & Faces Orthodontics and Dr Diane Tay of Inner West Pediatric Dentistry return in 2020 to chat about anterior open bites. This conversation is for dentists who have child, teen or adult patients with anterior open bites. Questions that are discussed are: Have you wondered how the age of your patients can affect the simpleness or complex-ness of orthodontic treatment methods? Do you wonder if referring them when they are a child, a teen or an adult makes a difference to their smile outcomes, cost and duration of treatment? While every patient is an individual, and managed as such, this podcast outlines the answers to the above questions. It provides a basis to increase your understanding through identifying: Different causes of anterior open bites. Early treatment in children is focused on addressing causes ie: habits and skeletal discrepancies. When to treat: start early or start late? And when to tell if face growth is complete. Treatment methods for anterior ope