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Tips for Malposition teeth
When initiating treatment?
The correction of the malposition of the teeth is much easier and effective in childhood or early youth to adulthood, when the mobilization of teeth using braces is more difficult and even more upset.
But neither should be started at very early ages, while still not completed the replacement of deciduous teeth by permanent, or the jaw bones have completed their development. Generally, treatment is initiated when the specialist decides the most appropriate time after studying each case.
Radiographs are useful to specify the relationships between the different teeth, check their insertion in the jaws and note the reason for his departure, which is crucial in deciding treatment guidelines For this radiograph, the malposition are evident even for a unskilled observer.
Lingual orthodontics
Orthodontics, like all sciences, has evolved and progressed through the tireless work of researchers around the world. Thus was born, more than 20 years, a completely invisible: Lingual Orthodontics, a technique that involves placing all the brackets on the inside of the teeth, free of attachments being visible surfaces.
This is a treatment modality that is currently revolutionizing the dental world and that every day longer used. The end result is equal to that obtained through conventional orthodontics, but adds certain benefits.
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Ceramic Braces
Braces cosmetic solutions and innovation in the field of orthodontics, ceramic braces arise, comfortable and translucent appearance.
They have an unbeatable combination of strength and esthetics. These ceramic braces are the clear alternative to metal braces.
They adapt to all patients of all ages and for any treatment, but also offer an attractive appearance more careful because they do not turn yellow or fade.
Made from translucent ceramic match the surrounding tooth color, which makes them barely visible.
Ceramic braces offer greater comfort thanks to their anatomic design and rounded corners are designed to resist fracture when subjected to strong forces of torque, thanks to its innovative manufacturing process and its groove metal reinforces the most sensitive areas of frenulum .
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Orthodontics
Many people still think that it is in orthodontics using braces or surgery to be purely cosmetic measures. This is wrong: a Orthodontics is primarily even a medical procedure because only teeth that are the best set of teeth to each other and attack each other perfectly when closing the mouth, can also achieve an ideal Beißleistung.
But not just the digests food here is in the foreground, but also the development of the dentition on the life cycle. Missing an upper tooth, for example, have settled down partner, this tooth bites into the void. This lack of the opposing results in the tooth slowly moving further and further down until finally he has not sufficient support in the jaw or very wrong to grow.
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How is placed and maintained a fixed appliance?
The placement of the fixed appliance requires great skill on the part of the specialist, but there would be no discomfort for the child.
In regular visits, usually made over a year to reach final alignment of the teeth, it is changing the relationship of the various components to regulate the action of the device.
1 .- After carefully cleaning and drying the surface of the teeth, the dentist paste clamps that make support for the wire with a special cement that attaches firmly to tooth enamel.
2 .- On the slots of the clamps is fixed steel arch wire that gradually imposes the shape of the teeth and small loops of rubber or springs to approximate or separate the teeth in the regular sessions appropriate modifications are made to adjust the machine and vary its action as the misplacement be corrected.
Malposition of the teeth
For a denture is considered ideal, it must meet several requirements: it must be proportionate to the dimensions of the jaws, and its component parts must meet the same level, in a uniform position, not interbreed and arranged symmetrically on both dental arches, so that the top lightly cover the bottom when you close your mouth. There are many requirements, and therefore it is difficult to see perfect teeth. Instead, it is quite common for teeth to be diverted, or grossly separated, however, overlapping, crowded.
These are common forms of malposition, although not unique because the defects can be very different and more or less marked. Apparently this is a cosmetic problem, but in reality the malposition may involve some serious problems. For example, there may also malocclusion, ie an abnormal contact between the teeth of the maxilla and the mandible, which produces difficulties in mastication or speech, or conducive to the retention of food and dental caries or periodontal disease, inflammation, etc.. Therefore defects should be corrected tooth position, and this aspect is concerned the field of dentistry called orthodontics.
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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Orthodontics is also for grown-ups
The demand for adult orthodontics has increased in recent years to improve the aesthetic and dental health.
Until recently it was customary that orthodontics was used in adolescence.
The bad position of teeth causes tooth decay more likely, since food is more easily retained and more difficult to have good dental hygiene.
Also, if a denture fits poorly, it can cause headaches for dental derangement.
With age, teeth tend to cluster together more, resulting in crowding the pieces. Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry which is responsible for correcting the position of the teeth, bone or problems on how to fit the bite.
In addition to the conventional metal brackets or not there is an innovative orthodontic nickel invisible, highly recommended for those who want to improve their appearance without his image look damaged and can reconcile with their social and working life.
The time required for braces make your function in an adult mouth is two to three years because the movement is less mature bone.
It is best to consult a specialist to make a diagnosis.