Orthodontics covers a wide range, usually referring to the treatment process of correcting uneven teeth, abnormal tooth shape, and abnormal tooth color through oral technical means. There are many methods of tooth correction, such as resin veneers, porcelain veneers, porcelain teeth, orthodontics, etc. The treatment method should be selected according to the actual situation of the individual's teeth, the type of malocclusion, etc., and then combined with personal requirements. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and different people have their own preferences. It is necessary to communicate directly with the doctor during the examination to determine the plan. It is mainly divided into functional correction and aesthetic correction. Is it too late to plastic surgery teeth at the age of 20?
We usually say that the best correction period for malocclusion is twelve or thirteen years old. At this time, the diagnosis of dental deformity is relatively clear. Correction during this rapid growth period is fast and the correction effect is stable. But in fact, there is no age limit for tooth correction. As long as your teeth need correction, it is never too late to start. Those who are afraid of getting old and dare not correct their teeth:
- They need to endure ugly teeth for a lifetime and bacteria are easy to breed;
- If the occlusion is not good, it will affect some functions of the teeth, such as chewing, pronunciation, swallowing and breathing functions, and will also affect the temporomandibular joint;
- Oral bacteria are difficult to clean, which can easily cause oral diseases such as gum and periodontal inflammation.
There is another very important issue: uneven teeth can affect the face shape! Uneven teeth can lead to an uncoordinated facial appearance, abnormal growth of the jaw and soft tissue, and greatly affect the appearance. Orthodontic treatment is like plastic surgery. Maybe you can have a perfect face and teeth at the age of 21 after you have had your teeth at the age of 20!
Who needs correction?
First, it will affect the normal bite;
Second, it is more difficult to clean, and it is easy to get caries and gum and periodontal inflammation. In severe cases, it will lead to periodontal disease; Third, it will cause protruding mouth, underbite and other conditions that affect the beauty of the face. Orthodontics is to straighten teeth that affect our normal bite by applying external pressure. However, everyone's oral conditions are different, so not everyone can have orthodontics. Whether it can be corrected needs to be comprehensively evaluated and determined in combination with periodontal and tooth deformity.
How to judge whether the length of the tooth root is suitable for orthodontics:
Our normal crown-root ratio is 1:2. When the root length is less than 2/3 of the normal length, you need to pay attention to orthodontics. When the root is less than 1/2 of the normal length, it is really not recommended for everyone to have orthodontics. After all, orthodontics is the process of moving teeth. If the root foundation is unstable, it may cause the teeth to loosen or fall off.
Bone, tooth shape: buck teeth are divided into two categories, one is dental buck teeth and the other is bone buck teeth. Bone buck teeth are caused by excessive development of the maxillary bone. Only tooth correction will not change the protrusion of the alveolar bone, and the improvement effect will not be great. If you want to correct bone buck teeth, you need to rely on surgery.
Whether to plant porcelain teeth or dental implants: If there are only one or two porcelain teeth or dental implants, or if only the last big tooth is done, it can be corrected, but if there are a large number of them, it may not be corrected normally, and the force may be affected, which will also affect the effect of dental implants and porcelain teeth. Is there periodontal disease: The orthodontic process is to move the teeth. If periodontal disease is not controlled, not only will the inflammation worsen, but it may even cause the whole mouth of teeth to fall off and loosen. People with periodontal disease are advised to treat it first and then correct it.
How to choose the correction method?
Uneven teeth - "crowded teeth", when our bone volume is less than the tooth volume, it will cause the teeth to be disordered and crowded. For example, the bench can only sit 6 people, but now there are 8 people sitting, so these 8 people can only turn sideways or stagger forward and backward. In order to make all the teeth aligned, we need to extract teeth to reduce the number of teeth. If you don't extract teeth, and just align so many teeth, it will cause "buck teeth" and "protruding mouth", which will greatly affect the beauty of the side appearance.
Patients with protruding profiles and "protruding mouths" have very neatly arranged teeth, and even gaps between their front teeth. In fact, this is because there is not enough bone and too many teeth, so the teeth can only protrude and tilt outward to have room for growth. At this time, tooth extraction is needed to correct the problem. The front teeth can be retracted so that the upper and lower lips can be retracted. Generally, we need to extract 4 No. 4 teeth (one behind the canine teeth), one on each side. If we extract a few less, the teeth will be asymmetrical. No. 4 teeth are middle teeth, which are not as important to beauty as the front teeth, nor do they support the corners of the mouth like the canine teeth, nor do they bear the main chewing force like the six-year molars. At the end of the correction, all teeth are neatly arranged and there is no gap. Extracting No. 4 teeth will not affect the chewing function or beauty.
Let's talk about the situation where tooth extraction is not required: Tooth extraction is essentially to obtain gaps, but it is not the only way to go. If the protrusion and lip tilt are not obvious, we can make full use of the length of the dental arch and choose to push the molars backward to obtain gaps. The premise of this method is that there is space to push the molars backward. In addition, for situations where the gap requirement is relatively small, we can also obtain a small amount of space to relieve crowding by appropriately grinding off a small amount of interproximal enamel through interproximal slice cutting. Finally, by changing the arrangement of teeth and the curvature of tooth arrangement, we can obtain more space for arranging teeth.
Whether it is tooth extraction or interproximal slice cutting, it is necessary to prepare for later correction. It is recommended that you find a regular and reliable doctor and choose an experienced doctor. The selection of correction methods and subsequent correction effects will be different.
Summary
The treatment principle of orthodontic treatment is to meet the aesthetic needs while maintaining the integrity of the tooth tissue to the maximum extent and protecting the health of the gums; enhance the health, function and aesthetics of the oral cavity, improve the patient's acceptance of oral treatment, and enhance confidence. The main methods include resin veneers, porcelain veneers, porcelain teeth, orthodontics, etc. The patient's age, requirements, degree of injury, treatment time, expected effects, etc. should be fully considered, and the specific situation should be analyzed before selection.
