vrijdag 6 mei 2011

Do You Care For Your New Braces?

By Jacob Williams


Buck teeth, crooked teeth, missing teeth or too many teeth all contribute towards the lack of a beautiful smile. With orthodontics, however, every smile can be a pearl. Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry specializing in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of problems with the alignment of teeth and jaws. Malocclusion, literally meaning bad bite, is a technical term for such problems.

Be it crowded teeth, or protruding teeth, or an under bite, or a deep bite, or an open bite, missing teeth, extra teeth, or thumb sucking. All these factors can lead to Malocclusion. Some are worn occasionally or at night time only. However, there are some are worn all the time for more than two years. Orthodontists usually perform orthodontic treatment. However, some dentists also perform them. Often, problems are detected around the age of nine, by which stage several permanent teeth descend. Until all the permanent teeth are through, which usually happens around the age of 11 to 14, fitting of braces doesn't tend to begin. In the meanwhile, some interventional treatment can be started.

In order to have the most resourceful and correct way of moving teeth, apply braces. The most commonly used material in braces is stainless steel. Sometimes color gold is added as an alternative option particularly for adults and those with fair skin or light colored hair. For an astonishing night time effect, there are even glow in the dark versions of braces.

With a preference to a more subtle approach, clear ceramic braces are also used by people. It was worn by a famous male movie star, whose teeth used to be severely skewed. The innovations developed by the NASA space program have left by products such as thermally activated wires.

Due to their flexibility, they are first thread into braces on crooked teeth. But once fitted, the warmth provided by the mouth causes them to stiffen and begin the process of straightening the teeth. The social acceptance of braces has definitely increased. I guess they can be termed as mouth jewelry.

You can expect to have a long conversation with your orthodontist about your teeth issues, their possible solutions, and the cost and timeframe during your first visit. The cost of the first visit might come to around $45 plus x-rays. After the orthodontist comes up with a treatment plan, it will be payable only if it is not undertaken.

Fitting braces takes time. Patients will need to return every six or seven weeks in order to get their braces checked, tightened if necessary and change the rings and wires. Finishing an entire orthodontic treatment is a major pledge but many people choose not to do it.

Several adults are embarrassed of their altered looks; a few do not think about their about dental arrangement, whereas some are basically not ready set to admit to the additional requirements of brushing in the region of brackets and wires. Treatments such as placing a spacer to slightly move a tooth from another or advising the use of a bite stick to move a tooth from cross bite can cost very less.




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