The CMD check for children
Short questions – not only about the teeth, but also about your child's complaints such as head or neck pain, head posture, sleep and concentration. Such symptoms often seem unrelated but can share the same origin in the jaw system. The check for children is currently in preparation – what you can do in the meantime is set out below.
The CMD check for children is coming soon
We are just finishing it. Until then there are two routes that help just as much:
Many parents notice during the adult test that their child's complaints seem familiar to them. On For parents & those affected you can read what to look out for in your child.
The check does not replace an examination. Would you like to understand first how the jaw and complaints are connected? Read about it here – or take the CMD self-test for adults.
What the check asks about
Nineteen questions from five areas, which you answer as a parent – together they give a picture that single observations do not:
- Bite and jaw position – overbite or underbite, open bite, crossbite, the lower jaw shifting sideways on closing.
- Tooth position – lack of space, rotated or very crowded teeth.
- Habits and breathing – thumb or dummy beyond the fifth year, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing, snoring.
- Jaw function – clicking or pain in the joint, one-sided chewing, grinding at night.
- Physical signs – headaches, neck and back tension, noises in the ear, a forward head posture, restlessness and concentration, posture and spine.
One question about glasses deliberately does not count towards the result. It helps to tell the causes apart: uncorrected vision causes the same complaints as a functional disorder of the jaw system.
The check is not a diagnosis, but a starting point for the conversation. It runs in your browser; the answers are not transmitted.