It has become a bit of a must in adolescence: each year, tens of thousands of children and adolescents come out of the office of an orthodontist with braces, according to the French Federation of speech therapy.
A period of one to three years follows which is often painful, sometimes painful and quite unsightly.
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But with the key to the promise made to these young people of a more harmonious face and smile.
Because for adolescents as for their parents, it is often the aesthetic interest that takes precedence, beyond any therapeutic consideration.
However, very precise criteria must condition the fitting of a dental appliance.
"A precise diagnosis"
"In children and adolescents, aesthetics are not the purpose of treatment, other benefits are expected first
, confirms Dr Alain Béry, doctor of dental surgery and qualified specialist in includingo-facial orthopedics .
It's not just about aligning teeth and jaws, but also improving the patient's quality of life.
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