Abstract
One of the objectives of dental service for children is the supervision of the growth and development of the child's teeth and jaws. With the present organization and consolidation of knowledge of dentition development, it is now possible, as never before, for the family dentist to fulfill this objective. It has been pointed out here that the dentition grows in “spurts,” periods of acceleration and considerable activity followed by periods of quiescence and consolidation. Periods of intense activity are times when deviations in the normal developmental pattern may occur and are the optimum periods for intercepting the wayward dentitional pattern. Alternate periods of quiescence are times when vigilance may be relaxed, except to be sure that oral health is maintained, cavities are treated and the arch length does not shorten. The family dentist who has a good working knowledge of the normal pattern of development of the child's dentition, who is alert for deviations from this pattern, especially during critical times, and who treats, or refers for treatment, any minor abnormality at the optimum time, is going to provide an immeasurably valuable service for his child dental patients.
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