<p>I have a relative who started her child on orthodontics at around age 5. Her premise was that it would prevent the need to remove teeth later, etc. The poor kid has contraption after contraption. I remember having a birthday party for one of my Ds and when we were doing the pinata this kid’s mom shouted out to her NOT TO EAT ANY OF THE CANDY because of her orthodontics. I felt sorry for her. I remember her mom tried to convince me to do the same for my D who was about the same age. Misery loves company. I just laughed. Anyway, the orthodontist that she used ended up losing his business because of some kind of fraud and this child was left mid treatment. She ended up in braces twice, palette expanders, etc, etc. to try to fix the mess he had made. She did not end up with an attractive mouth.<br>
My D did end up with braces, needed two teeth extracted (has very large white teeth. Lol.) She was done with the whole thing in about 18 months and she gets constant compliments on her smile, even by strangers. </p>
<p>Sometimes less is more.</p>