What age is appropriate to wear braces?
General orthodontics is most suitable for correcting teeth at the age of 12, but the specific time should be judged by doctors according to the specific dentofacial deformities. If the functional mandibular protrusion is caused by incorrect breastfeeding posture, it is usually corrected at the age of 3-4, and can be corrected by using a movable appliance, which can inhibit the forward growth of the mandible and restore the overlapping relationship between the upper and lower jaws to normal. If it is close to adulthood, and it is bony mandibular protrusion or maxillary protrusion, orthodontics alone cannot correct it. Orthodontics is generally performed at the age of 17- 18, and orthognathic surgery is performed after 18. Most dentofacial deformities were corrected at the age of 12. At this time, due to the active growth of alveolar bone, better results can be achieved by moving teeth or expanding dental arch to inhibit jaw development.
What is the function of braces?
Braces can protect teeth, prevent teeth from cracking, and play a beautiful role in front teeth. The braces can also withstand chewing function and chewing pressure. Dental braces usually include ordinary metal porcelain sleeves, ordinary metal full crowns and all-ceramic full crowns. If it is in the front teeth, you can consider all-ceramic crown restoration, which will play an aesthetic role. Posterior teeth bear relatively large chewing pressure, so they are considered as restoration materials for making porcelain fused to metal crowns. However, if MRI or CT examination is needed, it is recommended to do all-ceramic crown, because porcelain fused to metal crown will affect C * * * MRI and MRI. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to oral hygiene, brush your teeth frequently, rinse your mouth frequently, and floss to remove food residues from adjacent surfaces, so as to maintain oral hygiene and prevent the occurrence and development of dental caries. Some patients' teeth are loose or have gaps, and they can also wear braces to concentrate the fine gaps to achieve the effect of repairing teeth.
How to wear braces?
Brace is a tool used to correct tooth uniformity, which plays a vital role in tooth correction. Wearing braces does not affect the normal life of individuals, and can be removed after correction. Wearing braces: the first step is to take curved section and lateral film, then analyze the model and divide the teeth. Part of teeth should be divided synchronously when tooth extraction, and part of teeth can be divided after tooth extraction. When wearing braces, it usually takes about a week to put the teeth into the steel ring that fixes the braces. After teeth are divided, braces are usually placed directly. The bracket is bonded with resin material. When braces were first put on, they were a little worn out. You can pinch a little protective wax where your teeth are particularly ground. It may hurt a little in the first week, but it will be fine after that.
Does it matter if a brace falls off?
The important thing is that a bracket falls off the bracket. If the bracket falls off the tooth surface, it will basically hang on the steel wire and generally will not fall off. However, if a rubber band is hung on the appliance between the bracket and the steel wire, or the self-locking bracket is buckled and the rubber band falls off, the bracket will fall off the steel wire. Therefore, if the bracket falls off, it is recommended to go to the orthodontics emergency department in time. If you are out of town or it is inconvenient to find an attending doctor, you can find a local or nearby clinic and ask the doctor to take the lost stent out of the steel wire with special equipment. In order to avoid swallowing, swallowing by mistake, falling into the respiratory tract, causing certain dangers.