Interceptive orthodontics aims to recognize and address potential irregularities in a child's developing teeth and jaw. Procedures may include extracting primary or permanent teeth in a planned sequence to guide other teeth into better positions. This can help reduce or eliminate the need for future orthodontic treatment by correcting minor problems early. Examples of issues interceptive orthodontics addresses include developing crossbites, space issues, abnormal habits, and potential skeletal malalignments.

1. Done By :- Supervised By:
Dr. Sarah Al-khateeb Dr. Fatima Saeed

2. Interceptive orthodontics
 Why does my child need interceptive orthodontics ?
 Procedures undertaken in interceptive orthodontics

3. American Association of orthodontists defined interceptive orthodontics as
that phase of the science and art of orthodontics employed to recognize and
eliminate potential irregularities and malposition in the developing
dentofacial complex

5. Parents should be a ware that interceptive care is usually an early phase
of full orthodontics that may need in the future
Interceptive care can help make further orthodontic care less involved
requiring less treatment time
In some cases it could help avoid any further orthodontic care

6.  Serial Extraction
 Correction of developing cross bite
 Space Regaining
 Control of abnormal habits
 Muscle Exercises
Interception of skeletal malrelation
 Removal of Soft tissue or Bony barrier to enable eruption of teeth

7. Is an interceptive orthodontic procedure usually initiated in early mixed
dentition when one can recognize and anticipate potential irregularities in
dentofacial complex and is corrected by a procedure that includes the
planned extraction of certain deciduous teeth and later specific permanent
teeth in orderly sequence and predetermined pattern to guide the erupting
permanent teeth into a more favorable position

8.  Arch length tooth material

9.  Physiologic tooth material

10. Class I malocclusion Arch length deficiency

24. Thumb sucking Tongue thrust
Mouth breathing

27.  Exercise for the masseter muscle

28.  Exercise for the lips ( Circum oral muscle )
Holding and pumping water

29.  Exercises for the tongue

30. Skeletal malocclusion if diagnosed at an early age can be intercepted
so as to reduce the severity of malocclusion that may occur