Orthodontics
General Information
Best Orthodontics Doctor is the branch of dentistry which deals with the complaints of crooked teeth, overlapped teeth, malpositioned, gap between the teeth. The treatment is famously known as the treatment of braces, however there is a lot more to ortho than just metal braces. Treatments may take from 3 months to upto 2 years. In the following section you will be acquainted with the various aspects of Orthodontics.
Why Orthodontics Treatment?
- Involves correction of bad bite, repositions misaligned jaws, reduces overcrowding and straightens crooked teeth
- Braces are used to correct bite problems and disocclusion, correcting these problems can correct tooth decay, gum disease etc
- Purpose is to create a functional bite, which is partly tooth alignment and partly jaw position. When jaws and teeth line up correctly or are in alignment, it means function(biting, chewing, speaking) is improved
What Are Niti Wires And Arch Wires?
Arch wires are designed to move teeth with light, continuous forces.
NITI-Wires are shape memory metals which retain their shape no matter how they are bent.
This property of the wire makes it a favourable metal to correct any malformed arch.
What Are Self Ligating Brackets?
Standard metal braces consist of brackets that are attached to a patient’s teeth, and an archwire is threaded through the brackets using o-rings — little rubber bands — to hold it in place. Self-ligating brackets, on the other hand, feature a small gate at the front that secures the archwire when closed. SLBs apply less friction to a patient’s teeth, and no o-rings are required.
Advantages:
- Faster treatment because less friction allows teeth to move freely
- More comfortable due to less friction
- Long intervals between appointments
- Better results
- Working to protect your teeth from the outside.
Disadvantages:
- Not the most cost effective option
What Is Lingual Orthodontics?
Lingual brackets are brackets which are attached to the back of the teeth so that they are not visible outside.
Advantages:
- Brackets are not visible
- They are manufactured digitally and customized to fit on your teeth
Disadvantages:
- Difficult to maintain hygiene
- Higher chances of Secondary Caries
- Trauma to the tongue and floor of the mouth
- Expensive as compared to conventional treatment.
Ceramic Brackets make the ortho treatment more inconspicuous.
What Are Aligners?
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Most of the adult population wants to align their teeth for a proper smile. An age old method to do the same are the use of metal braces which have drawbacks of:
- Visibility of the metal components
- The hassle of routinely visiting the clinic
- Irreversible alteration to the tooth structure to fit the braces
- Irritation and injuries caused by the metallic parts
- Oral hygiene concerns
The apprehension are very well backed-up by the above given reasons, Clear Aligners are treatment option which give you the treatment advantages as follows:
- Artificial intelligence guided treatment plan after evaluation of 3D scans of the patient
- Pre-visualization of treatment outcome which helps in decision making
The Best advantage in the visual discretion is, it provides the “straightening of teeth without being seen”
Some really attractive reasons for choosing KOSMOS for this treatment are
- Does not hamper the oral hygiene of the patient
- Predictability of outcome and treatment time
- No monthly routine visits to change the aligners as they will be
- Delivered to your doorstep
- No irreversible changes to your teeth
So the choice does not seem to be that difficult after all.
What Is Interceptive Orthodontics
Any procedure that eliminates or reduces the severity of improper interdigitation of
teeth in developing dentition
When is Interceptive Orthodontics Advised?
- Underbites – when the lower front teeth are ahead of the upper front teeth
- Crossbites – when the jaw shifts to one side
- Very crowded teeth
- Excessively spaced teeth
- Extra or missing teeth
- Teeth that meet abnormally or don’t meet atall
- Thumb finger or pacifier sucking that is affecting teeth or jaw growth
Various interceptive orthodontic procedures?
- Serial extraction
- Cross bite correction
- Diastema correction
- Space regaining
- Expansion
- Control of abnormal oral habits
- Interception of developing skeletal malocclusion
Dos and Don’ts of Ortho treatment
Dos:
- Brush twice Daily
- Brush for 2-3 minutes every time
- Use fluoride based mouth wash
- Cut up food into small pieces
- Visit the Dentist at Regular Intervals
- Report any abnormal movement noticed
- If the bracket or any component breaks, report your dentist as soon as possible
- Wear your retainers
Don'ts:
- Excessive sweet consumption
- Chew any hard crunchy food
- Don't bite your nails or chew on pencils
- Don't bite your nails or chew on pencil
- Do not drink carbonated beverages
- Do not skip appointments
- Delayed appointments
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