Lets Talk A Little About Facial Growth

Growth of the face begins at the end of the 4th week in utero (in the womb).

Our face consists of 2 jaws: 1) the upper jaw or the 'maxilla'; and 2) the lower jaw or the 'mandible'. The maxilla grows down and forward slightly. The mandible does the same, but it does so by growing backwards and up which pushes it forward and down from the base of the skull! Hence, the mandible or lower jaw actually lengthens from the back.

Facial growth is usually complete around 16 years of age for girls but tends to continue in the early twenties for boys. On average, girls hit their pubertal growth spurt around 12 years of age whereas for boys this tends to be 15 years of age.

These ages are important because the best time to perform orthodontics for an ‘overbite’ correction is during a child’s pubertal growth spurt but definitely before growth stops!

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Illustration of skull growth in relation to the jaw

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Parking: Free car park located on-site. Street parking also available on Hill Street.

Bus: A regular bus service runs from all schools in Toowoomba and Highfields to Grand Central Shopping Centre. Its a 6 min (400m) walk from the bus stop to Hill Street

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View our contact details below or send a message using the form.

Phone 07 4613 1650

Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday: 7am - 5pm
Friday - Sunday: Closed

Location 34 Hill St, Toowoomba QLD 4350

Parking: Free car park located on-site. Street parking also available on Hill Street.

Bus: A regular bus service runs from all schools in Toowoomba and Highfields to Grand Central Shopping Centre. Its a 6 min (400m) walk from the bus stop to Hill Street

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location.

34 Hill Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350

parking.

Free car park located on-site.
Street parking also available on Hill Street.

bus.

A regular bus service runs from all schools in Toowoomba and Highfields to Grand Central Shopping Centre. Its a 6 min (400m) walk from the bus stop to Hill Street.