Posts Tagged ‘Mouth breathing’
Benefits of early treatment in orthodontics
Another good reason to say yes to early treatment in orthodontics is that the child will reap the benefits at many levels.
• simplify and shorten or avoid the more complex treatment in adolescence;
• preserve capital dental (extractions of teeth, premolars and wisdom teeth, amputated up to a quarter of Heritage Dental, eight teeth);
• avoid the painful transition from surgery as an adult in case of atrophy of the jaws (action required when a missed period of growth, eg in cases of prognathism);
• intervene in children by an appliance or simple techniques, much less stringent than the rings at a time when he is receptive, and avoid disrupting the teenager who already suffers from many difficulties without it being necessary ‘add more; Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Adolescence, Adult, Children, Dental, General health, Mouth, Mouth breathing, Orthodontics, Sleep apnea, Treatment | 
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Early Correction Tooth apposition
At present there is a standard interiorly device, (low cost) that children from 7 to 12 years old, can be used for evil correction the position of the anterior teeth.
Indicated to correct Para-functional habits:
* As the atypical swallowing (tongue interposition between dental arches)
* Lack labial
* On previous bite.
* Sucking thumb.
* Mouth breathers.
* Prevents the harmful effects of bruise in children.
After 3 ½ months of use as indicated previously, the device achieves a 70% correct such bad tooth position.
The average treatment usually lasts between 8 and 12 months.
The device is very useful for treating malocclusion in children during the mixed dentition. It has proven effective and low cost. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dental crowding and its causes
Besides a higher incidence of caries, people with such anomalies may have problems when to talk and can affect self-esteem.
The dental crowding is a problem that has been increasing in recent years in countries like Spain.
The crowding of the teeth referred to the teeth mounted on top of each other is caused by an incorrect diet, increased mouth breathing and acquired some bad habits, especially in childhood.
This type of deformity is due to the disparity between the size of the teeth and the inter-dental space needed to be aligned and, although the appearance of crowded teeth are a genetic component, there has been an increase in incidence of this problem can cause difficulty eating and talking and even oral health as a result of plaque buildup. Read the rest of this entry »
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