Some friends look at other people's neat and white teeth with envy, and then look at their own crowded or loose teeth and only look down.
Crooked teeth are not only a cosmetic problem, but also lead to other oral diseases. For example, crowded teeth will make it difficult to clean the food residues between the teeth, and over time, it is easy to develop tooth decay and periodontitis, which eventually leads to toothache, loose teeth, and bleeding gums.
This deformity can also affect chewing and can cause changes in facial shape due to malocclusion.
At this time, everyone should consider orthodontics**, which is the orthodontic treatment we are familiar with.
There are a lot of rumors on the Internet about orthodontics, so let's take a look!
Myth 1: You can't get orthodontics when you're old.
First of all, we need to know that human teeth are not fixed in one place all the time, they are in motion. It is through this principle that orthodontics is carried out. With the help of dental appliances, adults can move their teeth in a preset direction, so as to achieve the purpose of aligning their teeth.
Compared with teenagers, adults' teeth have been developed, and the speed of movement will be relatively slow, and the overall orthodontic time will be about half a year longer than that of teenagers.
In summary, orthodontics has little to do with age.
Myth 2: Teeth will come loose after straightening.
As we already know from the previous question, teeth cannot stay still all their lives, but are in a balance between stability and movement. Orthodontics is the temporary disruption of this balance through external force to move the teeth.
It is normal for the teeth to move physiologically due to orthodontics, and it is normal for them to temporarily loosen to a certain extent during the movement. When the tooth moves to a new position, it naturally returns to balance and stabilizes again.
Myth 3: Teeth will lose when you get old.
Many people think that "old teeth" is a normal physiological phenomenon, but in fact, healthy teeth can accompany us for life.
Clinically, periodontitis is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. In other words, the so-called old teeth are mainly due to periodontitis leading to loose teeth loss, and the key gene of periodontitis is the plaque microorganism in the oral cavity.
Whether you have periodontitis or not has nothing to do with orthodontics.
Orthodontics can help patients have a straight mouthful of teeth, smile and boost self-confidence, effectively avoiding oral diseases.