Legal interceptive measures are those that include pulling upper baby teeth in an undershot jaw; this keeps the upper jaw from becoming trapped behind the lower teeth. I don't think she was talking about braces.
"If an under bite is noted before the permanent teeth erupt, treatment may be helpful. Removal of primary teeth from the shorter jaw that interfere with forward growth, if performed by ten weeks of age may allow the upper jaw to lengthen unimpeded. This procedure called interceptive orthodontics will correct about 50% of minor jaw length malocclusions, by the time permanent teeth erupt. " (from dentalvet.com) Leanne ----- Original Message ----- > This thread jogged my memory regarding something I'd read in Pat Hasting's book (Tricks of the Trade: From Best Intentions to Best In Show). Pat wrote: "If there appears to be a problem with the alignment of the (puppy's) canines, talk to a dental vet about interceptive orthodontics- a perfectly legal option, when dealing with puppy teeth. According to one report, interceptive orthodontics is effective in 50 percent of all cases." > > ~Robyn ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
