ORTHODONTICS

Orthodontics deals with straightening teeth and correction of dental irregularities by means of corrective appliances, usually braces. This kind of dysfunction is common in children and teenagers. Parents should be very careful with their children’s teeth, to guide and teach them during infancy already to look after their teeth unless they end up resorting to unwanted dental procedures.

Crowding and incorrect dental occlusion affect in time the health of teeth, gum and temporomandibular joint. Bad mastication can have an impact on the health of the digestive system.

Progress of dental techniques allows us to correct in a most spectacular and painless manner all kinds of dental-maxillary disorders. Braces are almost invisible, made of a tooth-colored material.

Since maxillary bones grow during childhood and adolescence, it is easier to change tooth position in this stage

In case of adults, the orthodontic treatment may last longer as the growth of the maxillary bones was interrupted. Dental treatment is recommended because in the long term untreated disorders may lead to speech impairment, patients become more susceptible to tartar buildup and implicitly tooth decay.

Orthodontic treatments may begin at a very young age. We may treat 5 years’ old children, but also 40 years’ old grown-ups. The sooner the treatment begins, the more efficient and the wider area of options. Consequently, it is much healthier to employ orthodontic then non-orthodontic procedures to treat dental malposition or irregular teeth. Orthodontic treatment corrects dental anomalies, maintains the health of dental structures and long-term stability of treatment as opposed to non-orthodontic procedures, which only conceal dental irregularity.

Orthodontic treatment is a clinic way of correcting dental-maxillary irregularity. Dental techniques have substantially improved in the last years and people begun to understand the need for braces and the advantage of a nice smile.

Braces are not “fashionable”; they are indispensable.