The best age for correction of most dental deformities is about 10 to 14 years old. However, many adults also need orthodontics, but they have missed the best age for treatment. Can they still be corrected? According to dental experts, in recent years more and more adults have undergone orthodontic treatment. Technically speaking, there is no age limit for orthodontic treatment. This means you can do it at 30, 40, 50, and 60 years old. Our oldest clinical patients are all 60 years old. As long as the oral condition and general condition permit, correction can be performed.

However, adult correction is more complicated than children's correction. Because the growth and development of adults has stopped, recovery will be slower than that of children. In addition, when children come for orthodontics, their permanent teeth are just new teeth that have just grown in, and generally there are no major problems. However, adults’ teeth have been in the mouth for decades, and various problems have already occurred by this time, such as Caries, missing teeth, etc., may also be in bad periodontal condition, so it will make correction difficult.

Therefore, compared with children’s correction, the characteristics of adult correction have the following characteristics: First, the treatment course will be longer. In the same situation, children can complete it in one and a half years. If adults do it, , it may take two years or even two and a half years. Second, adult orthodontics requires lifelong maintenance to prevent recurrence. For example, two years is a treatment period. Wearing braces will align the originally uneven teeth. After the braces are removed, you need to wear a retainer. This retainer may need to be worn for a long time, or even for life, to consolidate the effects of treatment.