Crooked teeth in children:
Baby teeth can come in crooked, or they can become crooked. Baby teeth sometimes move into crooked positions because they’re too small to fill the amount of gum space allocated to them. Failure of correction of crooked teeth In children may leads to speech difficulties, inefficient chewing, indigestion, weight gain, loss of self-esteem etc.
Causes of crooked teeth in children:
- Modern diet
- Thumb sucking
- Pacifier or bottle use
- Tongue thrusting
- Mouth breathing
- Misaligned jaw
- Genetics
- Poor nutrition
- Facial injury