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HSE Orthodontics

  • 06-05-2015 9:48am
    #1
    LauraAK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi I have a few questions about HSE orthodontics.

    What is the youngest age the HSE will take a patient on? I have a 7 year old boy with what looks to me like an anterior crossbite. His front two adult teeth aren't fully down yet, but at least one of them will be fully behind the bottom front teeth. He also has bad crowding. His baby teeth were very overcrowded too.

    Is this better treated with early intervention? Do the HSE do early intervention or do they only put children on the list at age 12? We are in North Dublin if that's relevant.

    Also I have looked up the requirements for grade 4 and 5 severity, but I don't understand some of the terminology. Could someone explain to me what a grade 4/5 anterior crossbite would look like as opposed to a grade 2/3?

    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    park500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭park500


    Ideally this should be fixed early. Try the HSE first for sure.
    The different grades would refer to displacement- the amount your boy has to move his jaw to avoid the teeth bumping directly together. This will be difficult for you to measure and ironically if the cross-bite is big enough there may be no displacement.


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