Meaning: teeth protruding outside the lips.

Bucktooth is a common tooth deformity, which is usually caused by heredity, bad living habits, diseases and other factors.

In morphology, buck teeth are characterized by teeth protruding forward, often accompanied by incomplete lip closure. Buckteeth will not only affect the beauty of patients, but also affect their chewing function and oral health.

For the treatment of buck teeth, it is necessary to choose the appropriate method according to the specific situation of patients. Common treatments include orthodontics and dental restoration. Among them, orthodontics mainly applies a slow and lasting force to the teeth by wearing an appliance, so that the teeth are arranged neatly and the situation of buck teeth is improved. Dental restoration is to further repair and beautify the teeth after orthodontics, so as to improve the appearance and oral function of patients.

In daily life, patients should pay attention to maintain good oral hygiene habits and avoid bad habits such as smoking and drinking, so as to reduce the damage to teeth. At the same time, patients should also have regular oral examination and tooth washing to find and treat oral problems in time.

New technology of buckteeth correction;

1. Align the teeth forcefully. This correction method has the advantages of high aesthetics, good comfort and convenience, but the price is relatively high.

2. Introduction revision: It is an appliance made of transparent plastic. By making transparent plastic appliances, teeth are gradually corrected. This correction method also has the advantages of high aesthetics and good comfort, but the price is relatively high.

3, surgical correction: for severe buck teeth, it may be necessary to correct through orthognathic surgery. This kind of operation can effectively restore the teeth and jaws to normal state, and at the same time, it should cooperate with orthodontics.

4. Self-ligating bracket correction: This is a method of using self-ligating bracket for correction. Self-locking brackets can reduce the resistance of tooth movement, improve the efficiency of orthodontics and reduce the discomfort during orthodontics.

5. Lingual correction: put the appliance on the inside of the tooth, so that the appliance can't be seen from the appearance. This correction method is more suitable for patients with high aesthetic requirements.

6. Functional correction: By using appliances and other tools, problems such as buckteeth caused by jaw dysplasia or bad habits can be improved. Functional correction usually requires long-term treatment, but it can improve the buck teeth problem without surgery.