RIGHT TO GROW

Right to Grow is an organisation dedicated to ending the practice of orthodontic growth stunting. Centuries ago, in the Victoria-era, the orthodontic industry took on a belief that children who were buck-toothed needed to have the growth of their skulls stunted in order to correct tooth alignment. Without understanding the long term consequences of stunting the growth of a skull, and without respect for the essential stages of growth that a child's face undergoes in order to fit a growing airway and growing blood vessels, orthodontists in that era created a belief structure that greatly influences orthodontic treatment today... Our aim is to legally ban the use any growth stunting appliance used on a child's skull. We are a team of patients and practitioners, backed by decades of published research and common sense that cannot be disputed... We believe that every child has a right to develop to his or her full potential without a compromised airway or face.