Pre-correction examination: previous general medical history, drug history, allergic history, oral history, social behavior history, general state evaluation, oral examination, oral hygiene status, oral pathology, oral soft tissue examination, oral function analysis, facial soft tissue, X-ray film analysis, model analysis, etc.
Many people will be surprised how expensive orthodontics is when they ask the price. That's because people still stay in the traditional concept of "orthodontic cost = material cost". Doctors sell experience, technology and craftsmanship. Not those materials! It takes about 10 years to become an orthodontist who can operate independently all the time, and it only takes five minutes to buy a set of orthopedic instruments!
Orthodontists should not only be proficient in oral therapy, but also have a strong aesthetic concept, and rely on the professional theoretical support of clinicians, standardized operation, correct design and close cooperation of technicians. Correction requires many steps, but the same thing is that they all need to be rigorous and meticulous:
1. Pre-correction examination: past general medical history, drug history, allergic history, oral history, social behavior history, general state evaluation, oral examination, oral hygiene status, oral pathology, oral soft tissue examination, oral function analysis, facial soft tissue, X-ray film analysis, model analysis, etc. All the above are only needed for preliminary diagnosis and analysis, and some auxiliary tests may be added after preliminary analysis. ...
2. Orthodontic design: Orthodontics is to make you healthy and beautiful, which requires orthodontists to have aesthetic expertise. What orthodontists need to do at this time is how to make their faces more harmonious and smile more naturally and beautifully. Orthodontics is not simply to make teeth look neat, but also to consider facial aesthetics and smile curve.
3. "Simple" upper bracket: The bonding process of brackets is not complicated, but there is a key step that patients can't see: bracket positioning and force application should be accurately positioned according to the doctor's experience, which is directly related to the final correction effect. The positioning of the bracket should be considered from three dimensions: near, far, middle, vertical and self-angle, and it needs to be accurate to millimeter, not just pasted. Only when the brackets are positioned accurately can we hope to get beautiful, coordinated and functional orthodontic effects.
Orthodontics can accompany you all your life, bring you confidence and make you smile at any time. What price do you need? It takes three to five years to buy a leather coat and two to three years to buy an iPhone, but orthodontics can last a lifetime. How much are you willing to spend?
Orthodontics is to move our teeth or bones slowly and gradually through appliances. After the tissue is moved, under the force of teeth and bones, the role of appliance and archwire is weakened, so it is necessary to make regular follow-up visits and apply orthodontic force until the end of orthodontics.
The follow-up time is calculated by the dentist according to the regularity and periodicity of tissue remodeling after orthodontic force, so that the periodicity of tissue remodeling is not interrupted and the teeth can move continuously and stably, thus ensuring the smooth progress of orthodontics.
If patients return to the clinic in advance, the interval of orthodontic force application is short, and frequent force application will damage periodontal tissue; If the return visit is postponed, the time interval of orthodontic reinforcement is long, and the strength cannot be adjusted in time, then the stress on the teeth will be interrupted, and the period of tissue reconstruction will become longer, which will lead to the extension of orthodontics and even affect the orthodontic effect.
In addition, in the process of orthodontics, it is uncertain what will happen unexpectedly. If the patient visits on time, the dentist can know the patient's condition in time and take corresponding auxiliary treatment measures in time to reduce the adverse effects caused by unexpected situations.