In addition to improving beauty, what other problems can adult orthodontics solve?

Many patients often ask about the age for orthodontic treatment: Doctor, can I still have orthodontic treatment when I am 20 years old?

First of all, there is no age limit for orthodontics. As long as your periodontal health is good, you can get orthodontics no matter you are 18, 28, 38 or 48 years old. Is orthodontics just for beauty?

Do you know the dangers of uneven teeth?

Causes various oral diseases

Crowded and uneven teeth make the teeth unable to clean themselves, and plaque and calculus accumulate, causing caries and inflammation of the gums and periodontium. At the same time, misaligned teeth and abnormal bite can also cause periodontal damage. Sparse teeth can easily cause food impaction and damage the health of the gums and periodontium.

Affects the normal function of the oral cavity

Severe malocclusion can affect the normal function of the oral cavity. For example, open bite of the front teeth (i.e. the upper and lower front teeth cannot bite together) causes abnormal pronunciation, lockjaw of the back teeth affects chewing function, severe mandibular protrusion causes abnormal swallowing, and severe mandibular retraction affects respiratory function.

Lack of self-confidence affects employment, social interaction, mate selection, etc.

Severe tooth deformity is not only unsightly, but also causes the teeth to be crowded or protruding, which causes the overall facial imbalance and seriously affects the face shape. It is easy for people to have a sense of inferiority, which has a great impact on future employment, social interaction, and love.

What problems can adult orthodontics solve?

As people pay more attention to oral health and dental beauty, more and more adults in China are starting to undergo orthodontic treatment.

Improve dental crowding

Crowded teeth not only affect the appearance, but also make it difficult to maintain oral hygiene, which can lead to caries, gingivitis and even periodontal disease. At the same time, misaligned teeth can easily cause occlusal trauma, causing tooth wear or damaging periodontal health. In such cases, it is necessary to first complete the treatment of existing caries and periodontal disease before orthodontics.

Improve the space between teeth

Tooth gaps are also a very annoying problem. Usually, it is manifested by the tongue muscles being too strong, pushing the teeth out of the gaps; or it is because of the absorption of alveolar bone caused by periodontal disease, which makes the teeth like trees that have been eroded by soil and water. Under the same intraoral force, they are prone to spread outwards and form gaps.

Improve crossbite

Since adults are no longer growing and developing, whether an adult's crossbite is skeletal or dental can be determined through a cephalogram. If it is dental crossbite, the malocclusion of the anterior teeth can be corrected through simple orthodontic treatment; if it is skeletal crossbite, it depends on the severity of the bone and the technical level of the orthodontist. Generally, if the upper teeth are lingually inclined and the lower teeth are labially inclined, orthodontic treatment can be used to compensate for the jaw imbalance.

Improve mouth protrusion

The main complaint of many adults during orthodontic treatment is to solve the problem of protruding mouth. Protruding mouth can be manifested as protruding upper and lower jaws, labial inclination of upper and lower dental arches, or large anterior-posterior difference between upper and lower jaws. Protruding mouth is often regarded as a facial shape that affects appearance. At the same time, protruding front teeth can easily cause front tooth trauma.

It is said that the upper half of the face determines the upper limit of appearance.

The lower half of the face determines the lower limit of appearance

Through dental correction

You can get exquisite face + sweet smile + neat teeth

Especially for tooth deformities such as skeletal buck teeth and underbite

Lingual correction technology

Achieve the effect of protruding mouth, retracting chin, etc.

Let you straighten your teeth, beautify your face, and shape your bite in one step

After correction, the protruding lip will be retracted when viewed from the side.

The side profile is more natural and the face shape is better

The whole temperament will be different