Some myths about orthodontics

With the development of society and people’s continuous pursuit of quality of life, orthodontics is not a strange word for people. Now not only children, but also many adults have begun to correct their teeth to improve their image, keep a good smile, increase self-confidence. So what do you know about orthodontics?

When do you need orthodontic treatment?

1. Crowded teeth: the teeth in and out, which is not beautiful, not easy to clean, easy to suffer from dental caries, easy to form dental stones, leading to periodontal disease.

2.Anterior teeth inverse (occlusion), which is manifested as the lower anterior teeth bite in the front teeth outside, some people only teeth inverse jaw; Some people not only have teeth inverse jaw, but also facial bone deformity, which is called bone inverse jaw. It is manifested as underdevelopment of maxilla (retraction) and overdevelopment of mandible (protrudation), resulting in depression in the middle of the face and crescent shape of the side appearance, which affects the appearance and function.

3. Interdental patients, as shown by excessive gaps between the teeth.

4. Deep coverage: also known as “snaggle teeth”, some only appear as anterior protrusion of the anterior teeth or lower anterior teeth inverted; Others have skeletal deformities. In some of these people the front teeth and upper gums protrude too far forward, while the chin recedes behind the upper lip or does not have a chin at all.

5. Double maxillary protrusion, or upper and lower anterior teeth protrusion, resulting in lip protrusion, lip force to close, open lip exposed teeth.

6. Posterior teeth reverse (occlusion), locking (occlusion) : affect masticatory function, long- term may lead to maxilla deformity.

7. Patients with deep overbite (overbite of anterior teeth) : the lower anterior teeth can not be seen when occluded; Some people also have skeletal deformities, characterized by a shorter lower face. This deformity is more likely to bite the upper gums, also more likely to lead to periodontitis of the front teeth and facial joint disease.

The best time for orthodontics

1. Deciduous teeth period (3-5 years old). The purpose of the treatment is mainly to promote the normal development of children’s maxillofacial region. In this stage, the treatment is mainly aimed at the malocclusion deformity of deciduous teeth, mandibular protrusion, posterior teeth (occlusion) and other malocclusion deformities that hinder the normal development of maxillofacial region, and timely correct the bad habits of tongue extension and lip biting that affect the normal oral function, so as to prevent the further occurrence of malocclusion.

2. Dental replacement period (girls: 8-10 years old, boys: 9-12 years old). In general, there is no need to rush to correct the local dentition irregularity in this period. However, for bad habits such as lip biting, tongue extension and mandibular forward extension, or abnormal facial shape, anterior teeth inverse jaw, mandibular functional retract and mandibular relationship, it is often necessary to go to the hospital in time to check with professional orthodontist to determine whether it is dental, functional or bone malocclusion, so as to clarify the treatment plan.

3. Permanent teeth period (girls: 11-14 ~ years old, boys: 13-15 ~ years old). Permanent dentition begins to form around the age of 12. At this time, once the teeth appear irregular dentition, they will not disappear automatically and can only be corrected by the treatment of orthodontist. This period is the best period for the treatment of children with irregular dentition, and the curative effect is the best.

What are the errors of oral orthodontics
Myth 1: Only children can get orthodontic treatment
There is no age limit for orthodontics. Of course, teenagers have a fast metabolism and are adaptable, and orthodontics take a relatively short time. But this is by no means to say that orthodontics are limited to minors. Adult patients can accept orthodontic treatment as long as the periodontal condition of the teeth allows.

Myth 2: Teeth are easy to loose and fall out after orthodontic.
This myth confuses orthodontics with periodontal disease. The main reason for tooth loosening and loss is that the oral environment is not well maintained, and the plaque produced by eating around the teeth is not cleaned in time, which further interacts with the minerals in the saliva to form calculus, which slowly accumulates over time, infusing the surrounding tissues and causing periodontitis. The tissues around the supporting teeth, such as alveolar bone, are absorbed due to periodontitis. The area of the tooth root surrounded by alveolar bone decreases with the absorption of alveolar bone, and finally loosens and falls off. Undeniably, tooth looseness will increase due to force and alveolar bone reconstruction in the process of orthodontic treatment. However, when the orthodontic treatment is over and the tooth is no longer stressed, it will recover by itself. As long as the oral environment is well maintained to avoid the occurrence of periodontitis, there will be no problem of tooth looseness and loss in the future.

Myth 3: Orthodontic need tooth extraction, which is bad for health.
Tooth extraction is a very common and mature treatment in orthodontics, which will not cause any adverse effects on the patient’s function and health. It should be said that tooth extraction treatment is to coordinate the inconsistency between tooth volume and bone volume. In the absence of obvious bone dissonance in the upper and lower jaw, the root cause of the malocclusion deformity is that the alveolar bone space is not enough to accommodate all the existing teeth. Tooth extraction treatment can not only make the tooth volume and bone volume better match, but also make the treatment result more stable. In addition, the characteristics of Oriental facial shape is not straight nose, lip more protruding, chin development is not as Western, so in order to achieve a better facial shape, many patients (60%) need to extract teeth.

Myth 4: Orthodontics will take a long time and a lot of money, porcelain crown repair course is short, once and for all.
Teeth are different from machines. Tooth movement itself is a physiological process, and the speed of treatment is limited by normal physiology. Adult corrections usually take a year and a half to two years. Although the treatment course of porcelain crowns is short, dentures are still dentures, and the tissue removed from the teeth cannot be regenerated. The later maintenance and long-term prognosis (it is generally recommended that porcelain crowns be replaced once every five to ten years) should not be ignored, and are not lifelong restorations as advertised by some doctors. There are many untrustworthy people in the city, the concept of stealing porcelain crown, came up with the so-called beauty crown 7 days fast correction. In fact, there is no so-called beauty crown in the world. Beauty crown is neither a term of professionals nor a thing done by professional doctors. Such institutions take advantage of patients’ psychological anxiety to see results, regardless of the consequences, a large number of healthy dental tissue is ground, and then placed on the tooth crown, called beauty crown. In fact, patients will have to deal with irreparable teeth and damaged periodontal tissue for many years to come. There is no such thing as fast orthodontics. The movement of teeth is a scientific, slow process. Professional treatment should not only guarantee the curative effect, but also maintain the health of teeth and periodontal tissues

Myth 5: bracket is not beautiful, affect work and life.
Modern orthodontic technology is highly developed, and the types of brackets are more and more. According to different aesthetic needs, there are many kinds of orthodontic treatment options, including ceramic brackets, lingual brackets and invisible brackets without brackets, which can achieve varying degrees of aesthetic effect. After a period of adaptation, there is almost no impact on work and life