The Nigerian Association of Orthodontists, NAO, on Tuesday in Lagos said over 120 million Nigerians (60%) have poor dentition and jaw even as it decried the dearth of professionals in orthodontics practice.
Orthodontists are specialists trained in the correction of all manners of malalignment of the teeth and the jaws and they play a crucial role in delivering optimal oral health care to the population by correcting and managing malocclusions which most of the time, if not treated, can be debilitating both functionally and mentally.
Adeyinka explained that most of the practitioners have moved abroad for various reasons, adding that, now, the county has less than that. “Some are in General hospitals and the fewest are in private units.’’ On the need to create awareness of certain conditions that may affect the teeth, she said children should be stopped from sucking their tongue as it also affects their dentition.
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