Dentofacial orthopeadics in pediatric dentistry

Abstract

Human face is the direct message to anyone (s)he meets for the first time. Genetics and environment effects our face as it is mostly shaped during intrauterine life to adolescence. A pediatric dentist is one of the practioners who meets the wondering child in these referred early ages. Besides genetic backround, deleterious habits such as duration of breastfeeding, bottle feeding, finger sucking or an object should be noted. While examing a child patient, the practioner should interfere with how the child's face look, evaluate the proportions of the face, further check if there are nay malocclusions, take a good anamnesis of nasal and oral habits. The present review emphasis the importance of dentofacial orthopeadic in children.