It is a symptom of a variety of craniofacial conditions. Sometimes called mandibular hypoplasia, micrognathia may interfere with your child's feeding and breathing. Micrognathia is fairly common in infants, and can often corrects itself as your child grows.

Can micrognathia correct itself?

Micrognathia often corrects itself during growth. The jaw may grow a lot during puberty. The problem can be caused by certain inherited disorders and syndromes. Micrognathia can cause the teeth not to align properly.

Does micrognathia go away?

Treatment of Micrognathia

Sometimes an undersized jaw gets better by itself, so monitoring the child's progress can be a form of treatment. If micrognathia corrects itself, it usually occurs when the child is between 6 and 18 months old. Other treatments can be surgical or non-surgical.