Page David C
Page Associates Family Dentistry, Baltimore, USA.
Funct Orthod. 2003 Spring-Summer;20(1-2):48-54, 56-8.
This article will introduce new concepts for earlier orthodontic (teeth) and orthopedic (jaw-bone) diagnosis and treatment from birth to age eight. While early orthodontic treatment around age 8 is getting some attention, age 8 is still too late to orthopedically guide proper jaw and airway growth in some children. By age 8, the jaws (maxilla and mandible) grow 80-90% of their adult size. Research shows that small jaws create small airways and increase the likelihood of life-threatening disorders, for life. Since the upper and lower jaw-bones form the gateway to the human airway, a new earlier orthodontic protocol and standard is warranted. Unique Functional Jaw Orthopedic concepts will help form a new early orthodontic protocol. These new concepts may very well help general dentists, pedodontists and orthodontists move dental care into a future world of medical dentistry which will include airway development, bed-wetting, ear disease, heart disease and longevity.
本文将介绍从出生到8岁这一年龄段早期正畸（牙齿）和正颌（颌骨）诊断与治疗的新概念。虽然8岁左右的早期正畸治疗已受到一定关注，但对一些儿童来说，8岁进行正颌引导颌骨和气道的正常生长仍为时过晚。到8岁时，颌骨（上颌骨和下颌骨）已生长至成人大小的80%-90%。研究表明，小颌骨会导致气道狭窄，并增加危及生命疾病的发生几率。由于上下颌骨构成了人类气道的入口，因此需要一种新的更早期的正畸方案和标准。独特的功能性颌骨矫形概念将有助于形成一种新的早期正畸方案。这些新概念很可能会帮助普通牙医、儿童牙医和正畸医生将牙科护理带入未来的医学牙科世界，其中将包括气道发育、尿床、耳部疾病、心脏病和长寿等方面。
