The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that all children receive an orthodontic screening by age 7, especially if they exhibit the following signs or habits:

-Early or late loss of baby teeth
-Mouth breathing
-Difficulty in chewing or biting
-Thumb or finger sucking
-Crowding, misplaced or blocked out teeth
-Jaws that shift or make sounds
-Biting the cheek or roof of the mouth
-Teeth that meet abnormally or not all
-Jaws and teeth that are out of proportion to the rest of the face