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Early Orthodontic Treatment

Guiding jaw growth before braces are needed

MyoKids Dental and its award-winning team offer early interceptive treatments to guide optimal jaw growth and oral habits.

Reduce the need for braces later

You don’t have to wait until your child is older to start shaping their smile. MyoKids Dental provides early orthodontic treatment to guide your child’s teeth, jaw, and bite while their smile is still developing, using interceptive treatments.

Why choose MyoKids for early orthodontic treatment?

MyoKids Dental in Surrey isn’t a general dental practice that waits until children are old enough for braces. We provide fast-acting paediatric orthodontic care that focuses on bite development in children and adolescents.

Parents choose MyoKids for our early assessments, which only cost £150. We’ll examine your child’s teeth, bite, jaw growth, breathing habits, tongue posture, and oral muscles, and look for early signs of crowding, narrow arches, and bite imbalances to identify whether early treatment or monitoring is the best next step.

Early orthodontic treatment available at MyoKids

The aim of early orthodontics is not to straighten every tooth immediately, but to create space, guide jaw growth, correct habits, and improve bite development, making future braces easier, faster, and more predictable. 

Interceptive orthodontic treatment

For narrow arches, early crowding, crossbites, protruding teeth, bite imbalance, mouth breathing, or oral habits that are affecting development.

  • Guides jaw and teeth growth early
  • Helps identify problems before they become complex
  • Supports adult teeth as they erupt
  • Can make future orthodontic treatment simpler

Functional jaw orthopaedics

Functional appliances can help improve jaw relationships and poor bites in growing children by guiding jaw position while growth is still active. More.

  • Helps improve jaw relationships in growing children
  • Supports bite correction where jaw growth is involved
  • Can help with developing overbites and protruding teeth
  • Often used before fixed braces or clear aligners

Removable braces and early appliances

Appliances may help expand narrow jaws as adult teeth erupt and begin to crowd, or manage early bite problems such as crossbites or deep overbites.

  • Useful for younger children where suitable
  • Can help expand narrow jaws
  • Helps support tongue space and posture
  • Supports adult teeth as they come through
  • May help crossbites, deep overbites and reverse bites

Combined orthopaedics and orthodontics

Some children may need a combined approach that first supports jaw development and then straightens the teeth. More.

  • Supports jaw growth, bite development and alignment
  • Helps narrow arches, crossbites and developing overbites
  • Looks at teeth, jaws, breathing habits and facial growth
  • Planned around your child’s long-term development
Early assessments from £150

Guide to interceptive orthodontics

Everything parents need to know about early orthodontic treatment:

  • Usually suitable from around age 6
  • Checks teeth, bite, jaw growth and facial development
  • Helps spot crowding, gaps, and bite problems early
  • Can support narrow arches and jaw growth concerns
  • Assesses mouth breathing, tongue posture and swallowing
  • May involve Myobrace, functional appliances or expansion
  • Can make later orthodontic treatment simpler
  • Crowded teeth or narrow arches
  • Crooked teeth or protruding front teeth
  • Gaps between teeth
  • Overbites or underbites
  • Crossbites or open bites
  • Mouth breathing
  • Poor tongue posture
  • Incorrect swallowing
  • Thumb sucking or dummy habits
  • Adult teeth coming through in the wrong position
  • Breathe through their mouth
  • Sleep with their mouth open
  • Snore or have disturbed sleep
  • Have crowded baby or adult teeth
  • Have front teeth that stick out
  • Have teeth coming through at an angle
  • Rest their tongue low in the mouth
  • Swallow incorrectly
  • Have lips apart at rest

Meet your early orthodontic dentists

Dr Marshall
GDC 264655
Principal Dentist

Dr Michael Marshall

Dr Marshall specialises in orthodontic and dentofacial development, assessing how your child’s teeth, bite, and jaw are developing.

Dr Kalia
GDC 284217
Children's Orthodontics

Dr Abhishek Kalia

Dr Kalia has undertaken extensive postgraduate training in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopaedics, providing early interceptive treatments at MyoKids Dental. 

Early orthodontic treatment cost in Weybridge

The cost of early orthodontic treatment depends on your child’s assessment, growth stage, treatment complexity, appliance type, and treatment length.

TreatmentCost
Early orthodontic consultationFrom £150
MyobraceFrom £2,800
Functional applianceFrom £600
Fixed bracesFrom £1,000
Clear alignersFrom £1,000

Flexible finance options are available, including 0% finance over 12 months for eligible treatment plans.

Does your child need early orthodontic treatment?

Start with an assessment

After a consultation, our paediatric dental team may recommend early orthodontic treatment if we find your child’s smile is not developing as expected. 

When children’s jaws are still growing, we can guide development before problems set in and correct habits that put pressure on the teeth and jaws. Sometimes waiting is the right choice, but an early assessment gives you clarity and a plan.

Our assessments identify early signs of issues that could become bigger and more expensive later. Book an early orthodontic consultation with Dr Marshall today in Surrey to understand whether your child needs treatment now, if they’ll benefit from early intervention, or if their case should be monitored.

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My young son had struggled with other dentists and we had experienced numerous failed attempts to have required treatment completed elsewhere due to his anxieties. Our experience with MyoDental has been incredible. The care taken from all the staff to understand our circumstances, welcome him, make him feel at ease, build trust, etc. has been beyond our hopes and expectations. Michael's ability to communicate clearly during his appointments, address and empathise with my son's concerns, and encourage him to allow the treatment to be completed has been fantastic. Would very highly recommend, especially for any parents who have young children who are anxious of visiting dentists.
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We highly recommend Myodental, especially Dr Marshall’s expertise in holistic orthodontics. Our daughter, 11 at the time, had top and bottom overcrowding as well as an impacted canine. We were advised previously to remove 4 healthy teeth before braces, which we were quite reluctant to proceed with. Luckily, we found Dr Marshall who meticulously put together the best treatment plan for our daughter, including a Schwartz palatal expander (and without any unnecessary teeth extractions). 24 months later - a wide, beautiful, perfect smile. We are extremely happy with the results! Many thanks to the whole team!
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I was more than happy to travel all the way from Dorset for every appointment for my daughter. When you start doing research into the dental industry, it soon becomes apparent that not all professionals are created equal! I wanted to bring my daughter here because Michael is one of the few who truly takes in the bigger, holistic picture and not just 'straightening' teeth. He understands the importance of airway, bone formation, and over-all health. It was no surprise to me that MyoDental even have people travelling from abroad for Michael's services. Absolute professionalism and 5-star service from the team the whole way. My daughter loved going to her appointments!
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Delighted - four months on I have straight and tastefully whiter teeth. The process was surprisingly straightforward once you had got used to having the retainers in your mouth. You can see progress almost immediately. And the end result was impressive given that teeth start to meander when you get older. Michael is a delight to work with and his team patient. Their pricing is also transparent so there were no hidden charges which it always appreciated. Many thanks. P.s. my bite in back in the right place for the first time since I was a teenager.
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I had a hygiene appt today with Nicola and she was fantastic. I haven't had teeth so clean, with stains gently removed from coffee etc., in a long time. She was helpful and knowledgeable and took the time and care required to get my teeth in great shape, without causing me discomfort. I rarely think to leave reviews but I was so impressed with Nicola that I was motivated to take the time to do so.
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I had very bad overcrowding of my teeth, and I visited several clinics across London where everyone wanted to remove two teeth from the bottom to straighten them, which didn’t feel right to me. When I found Dr. Marshal, he was the only one who suggested expanding the jaw using ALF, with no need to remove any teeth. The whole treatment was excellent. Dr. Marshal was always kind and explained everything in detail. I felt very comfortable throughout all my appointments. The result is amazing - straight teeth and a beautiful smile. Thank you, I am very grateful for my smile! As a bonus, I also have a better jawline.
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Absolutely fantastic dentist. I can’t recommend Dr Ali enough!! Thank you so much to all the lovely staff you was all amazing and made me feel so comfortable I am super happy with my new teeth 😬
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Had a great hygiene appointment with Agata. She was professional, gentle, and made me feel really comfortable throughout. My teeth feel amazing – highly recommend!
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I popped into MyoDental just to make a general enquiry and not only did I come out with some useful advice, but a hygienist appointment made for me two hours later. Very happy with the appointment and was very appreciative to the staff who didn't mind my fussy baby being in tow! It was a very welcoming practice and I plan to return.
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Dr Marshall was amazing fixing my son’s chipped tooth after 3 years and many refusals from others claiming he is too young to have it done. His first reaction was “what, so I can smile again?!” 🥹 Thank you, Dr Marshall for making this happen, your expertise and approachable made this experience a bliss.

Our Surrey location

  • Located on Weybridge High Street
  • Combined family appointments
  • Open late Mondays until 8 pm
  • Saturday appointments from 9 am to 1 pm
  • Parking nearby on the High Street, Waitrose & Morrisons

MyoKids Dental serves local families near Weybridge, Addlestone, Byfleet, Chertsey, Cobham, Esher, Walton-on-Thames, Molesey, Shepperton, Woking and surrounding Surrey areas.

Practice information

We’re located on Weybridge High Street: 40 High Street, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8AB.

Free parking is available on the High Street and nearby at Waitrose and Morrisons.

Open Mon-Fri (8 am – 5 pm / 8 pm on Mon). Saturdays (9 am – 1 pm).

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Early orthodontic treatment is care provided while a child is still growing. It can help guide jaw growth, create space, correct habits, and manage developing bite or alignment problems.

Children can benefit from an orthodontic assessment from age 6, especially if you notice crowding, mouth breathing, thumb sucking, protruding teeth, crossbite, or bite concerns.

Not always. Some children need monitoring only. Others may benefit from Myobrace, functional appliances, or early interceptive treatment before considering fixed braces.

Early orthodontic and myofunctional treatment may help address habits such as mouth breathing, poor tongue posture, and incorrect swallowing where suitable.

Yes. Early treatment may help children move away from thumb-sucking or dummy habits when these affect tooth position, jaw growth, or bite development.

Not always. Some children may still need fixed braces or clear aligners later, but early treatment may reduce the need for more complex treatment or improve the conditions for later alignment.

Early orthodontic consultations start from £150. Treatment costs depend on whether your child needs monitoring, Myobrace, functional appliances, fixed braces, clear aligners, or a combination.

You can call 01932 989785, WhatsApp 07961 920047 or email reception@myokidsdental.co.uk.