Whether the teeth of a 40-year-old adult can be corrected depends mainly on the age and state of the teeth, and has little to do with age. 40-year-old orthodontics mainly depends on periodontal condition. The older you get, the longer the orthodontic treatment takes. The specific situation requires a doctor to check and evaluate the periodontal condition before determining whether orthodontic treatment can be carried out.

1, it is ok to correct teeth at the age of 40. The key is whether you can accept the influence of orthodontics. ?

2. The key to orthodontics is to find a big hospital and expert technology. ?

3. Orthodontics generally takes 1 to 2 years. After orthodontic treatment, the retainer should be worn according to the situation. The whole process takes about 3 years.

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Indications:

1. Patients with crowded teeth: The symptoms are that the teeth come in and out, which are unsightly, difficult to clean, prone to dental caries, easy to form dental calculus and lead to periodontal disease.

2. Anterior crossbite (occlusion), also known as "ground occlusion", shows that the lower anterior teeth bite on the outside of the upper anterior teeth, and some people just have their teeth reversed; Some people not only have malocclusion of teeth, but also have deformity of facial bones, which is called skeletal malocclusion. It is characterized by hypoplasia of maxilla (backward) and overdevelopment of mandible (forward), which leads to depression in the middle of the face and crescent-shaped profile, which affects aesthetics and function.

3. Patients with interdental space show excessive interdental space.

4. Deep coverage: also known as "protruding teeth", some only show protrusion of the upper anterior teeth or varus of the lower anterior teeth; Some are skeletal deformities. Some of these people's front teeth and upper gums protrude excessively, but their chins shrink behind their upper lips, or they have no chin shape at all.

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