If the teeth are not aligned properly, in general, boys will undergo orthodontics at the age of 12~ 14 and girls at the age of113. However, some tooth deformities, such as "covering the sky" or those caused by bad habits such as biting lips and sucking fingers, should be treated at the age of 3~5. During this period, the whole dental arch of the child is basically fully developed, the deciduous teeth are basically replaced, the root of the permanent teeth is gradually developed, and the occlusal relationship between the upper and lower teeth is also adjusted. Doctors can make a clear diagnosis of the types of tooth deformities and take corresponding corrective measures. At the same time, children and adolescents at this stage have good biological response to external forces, rapid bone remodeling, strong plasticity, vigorous tissue metabolism, short treatment cycle, good effect and easy maintenance after correction.
What should I pay attention to when correcting my teeth?
There are many points for attention in the process of orthodontics, and the most important ones are oral hygiene and diet. In addition to this problem, in the process of orthodontics, the following points must not be ignored:
Pay attention to oral hygiene. After wearing the appliance, you will find that cleaning is not so easy, and brushing your teeth is more difficult than usual, but you should brush your teeth more carefully. If possible, it is best to add a tooth washer, interdental brush, dental floss, etc. Carry out a more thorough and detailed cleaning.
Diet. After wearing the appliance for the first time and the first few days after each follow-up, I feel that my teeth are sore, swollen, painful and soft, and I can't bite. It is normal to brush my teeth a little and dare not touch them. Eat something soft and semi-liquid these days, such as rotten noodles, rice porridge and egg soup. Everything will be fine in a few days.
Follow up on time. Need to go to the orthodontics department to check and replace steel wire, rubber band, etc. According to the scheduled time. If you don't return to the clinic on time, the course of treatment will be artificially prolonged, and even the teeth will be out of control, resulting in adverse consequences. If the bracket falls off or the steel wire is scratched, please go to the dentist for help in time.
Is orthodontics limited by age?
To discuss this problem from the physiological level, the key to the movement of teeth in alveolar bone by corrective force is that alveolar bone should have the ability of metabolism. Therefore, from this perspective, there should be no age limit for orthodontics. As long as the metabolism of bones is normal, there will be a normal reaction. But the speed of bone metabolism will still affect the speed of orthodontics. This is why adolescence is the best time for orthodontics, followed by twenties and thirties, and then forties and fifties. But as long as the teeth are healthy and the body's metabolism is normal, it can be corrected in the sixties.
Generally speaking, adult correction cases are usually more cooperative, probably because of strong motivation. However, adult orthodontic cases often have missing teeth or dentures, which leads to the unsatisfactory orthodontic treatment and needs special attention and proper handling. In addition, because adults have more social activities and pay more attention to beauty, they may often consider choosing transparent orthotics or invisible orthotics. In addition to aesthetics, adult correction should also pay special attention to the prevention of periodontal disease. Adult correction cases with large gap between maxilla and mandible often need to be corrected by bone nails or surgery because the bones have not yet grown.
What methods are there for children's orthodontics?
1, fixture
Brackets, bands and other devices are stuck to the tooth surface with adhesive, and patients can't take them off themselves. Only doctors can take them off with professional instruments. It is the most commonly used appliance in clinic at present, with high correction efficiency. There are labial appliances and lingual appliances.
2. Movable appliances
Stick it on teeth or mucous membrane, and the patient can take it off at will. It is usually used to correct the relatively simple malocclusion in the replacement of deciduous teeth and dentition.
3. Invisible devices
It is a set of orthodontic appliances made of elastic and transparent polymer materials, which is personalized according to the patient's dentition shape, simulated by computer three-dimensional imaging technology and made by digital molding technology. Patients can take it off by themselves, and the correction is almost completed without anyone noticing, and it does not affect daily life and social interaction. However, it is expensive and the indications are limited, so it is impossible to complete the correction of complex malocclusion.
4. Functional sedan chair controller
It is mainly used for children who are still at the peak of growth and development during dentition replacement or just after tooth replacement, and uses the functional force of masticatory muscles or perioral muscles to guide the growth of jaws to correct mild and moderate functional and skeletal malocclusion.