Discovering a child’s aptitude early on and appropriate education for further development, this so-called early childhood education serves as crucial leverage in a child’s life. This is noteworthy as there is such a thing as early childhood education for a beautiful face.
If you were to ask me what I considered the most important element in terms of the face shape, I would have to say jaw development. The jaw is generally known to consist of the bone under the lips but anatomically, it also includes the teeth. That is to say, the upper jawbone (maxilla) including upper teeth and lower jawbone (mandible) including lower teeth. As there are various areas of development during a child’s growth phase, jawbones also develop concurrently. As jawbones include the teeth, any issues in the development of jawbones will result in occlusion issues of upper and lower teeth.
It is considered normal occlusion when teeth are straight and upper teeth line up naturally with lower teeth. (See image below)
Conversely, when occlusion is not normal, it is called malocclusion. If the lower jaw develops excessively, upper teeth will not match up with lower teeth. Upper teeth and lower teeth will not line up (edge-to-edge bite) or lower teeth will protrude past upper teeth (crossbite or angle class 3 malocclusion). This would result in a jutting chin.
Vice versa, if the lower jaw is less developed, upper teeth will cover the lower teeth considerably, making them less visible or even hide them altogether (angle class 2 malocclusion). In which case, the face will be short with a short chin.
If the lower jaw develops differently to the right and left, the jaw will tilt in one direction like a pendulum. The center line of the upper teeth and lower teeth would be crooked. In such case, the face will be tilted in shape with the lower jaw slanting in one direction below the lips.
Occasionally, it is necessary to pay close attention to a child’s teeth. It is important to examine whether the upper teeth match up with lower teeth when saying ‘eee.’ If they don’t line up properly even slightly or if you can’t tell no matter how much you look at it, you can have it examined by an orthodontist or facial sculpting surgeon like myself.
Malocclusion can be corrected with orthodontic treatment or jaw surgery. Orthodontic treatment can correct malocclusion if not severe but beyond a certain severity, it will require both orthodontic treatment and jaw surgery. Cases of severe malocclusion that also requires surgery requires co-examination by both an orthodontist and facial sculpting surgeon.
It is ideal to visit an orthodontic clinic for consultation around the time permanent front teeth start coming in. That would be around age 6~7. However, as kids of the same age in the same grade differ in height, vary in growth stage, and develop at varying speed, teeth arrangement development can differ significantly. That being, if permanent front teeth start coming in before the age of 6, that’s when orthodontic consultation is recommended.
This very attentive observation of children’s teeth and face shape, and consulting with experts in a timely manner is essentially early childhood education for a beautiful face.
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