What is Orthodontic/Braces Treatment?

Orthodontic treatment, commonly called as braces treatment, involves correction of misaligned teeth using braces. Apart from aligning teeth, orthodontic treatment helps to restore a person’s bite, the function of their teeth and aesthetics.

In fact, it plays an important role in preventing dental conditions like cavities and gum diseases, that commonly occur in the case of malalignment.

Orthodontic treatment, commonly called as braces treatment, involves correction of misaligned teeth using braces. Apart from aligning teeth, orthodontic treatment helps to restore a person’s bite, the function of their teeth and aesthetics.

In fact, it plays an important role in preventing dental conditions like cavities and gum diseases, that commonly occur in the case of malalignment.

Why Should I Get Braces?

Apart from aesthetics, most people are not really bothered about their crooked teeth. However, little do they know that their misaligned teeth can become a problem for their dental health. Many people wonder – “Why should I get braces? or “Do I need braces?”

Here are a few conditions that need braces:

• Overbite: When your upper front teeth overlap your lower front teeth in excess of 2mm, it is called an overbite and requires orthodontic treatment.

• Crossbite: In an ideal scenario, your upper teeth lie buccally(towards the cheek side) in comparison to your lower teeth. However, in some cases, the lower teeth overlap the upper and this condition is called a crossbite and can be corrected using braces.

• Open Bite: If your upper teeth fail to overlap your lower teeth, the condition is called an open bite and requires orthodontic correction.

• Misplaced midline: When the center of your upper front teeth does not line up with the center of your lower front teeth.

• Spacing:

  In ideal cases, adult teeth do not show spaces between them. But, many a time, due to a jaw size- tooth size mismatch or missing teeth, there is an unnatural spacing between teeth that needs orthodontic correction using braces.

• Crowding:

  When there is crowding of teeth, it can cause many dental issues like cavities, food lodgment, gum infections and poor aesthetics. This condition needs to be treated using braces.

• Forwardly placed teeth:

  Due to jaw development issues, it can result in the forwardly placed upper or lower jaw, and subsequently the teeth. If left untreated, this condition can result in many dental issues.

What are the benefits of correct teeth alignment and Braces?

Though we are not naturally born with perfectly aligned teeth, it is possible to get our teeth aligned using braces. But, what are the benefits of getting our teeth aligned?

• Efficient chewing of food
• Improvement of speech
• Improvement in dental hygiene
• Ease of maintaining good oral hygiene
• Reduced risk of cavities and gum diseases
• Reduced attrition or grinding of teeth
• Corrects protrusion of teeth, which are a higher risk of trauma
• Improves smile that helps boost confidence and self-esteem

So, dental braces are not just to improve a person’s smile or provide superior aesthetics but actually help improve oral health as well.

Is the Extraction of Teeth Required for Orthodontic Treatment?

What Should a Detailed Orthodontic Treatment Plan Include?

Orthodontic treatment usually occurs in two phases: Active and Retention. While the active phase of treatment involves the movement of teeth into alignment, the retention phase includes retaining the teeth in their position using a retainer.

Orthodontic treatment can be performed using removal and fixed appliances and sometimes, a combination of the two is also used.

The type and approach of your orthodontic treatment will depend upon your case and the severity of the malocclusion. Each case is treated differently and appropriate appliances are chosen. These appliances are used to cause movement of teeth, refrain muscles and bring about jaw growth.

Special type of appliances are used in kids to direct jaw growth and these are called as myofunctional appliances.

Your orthodontic treatment plan also includes how to handle orthodontic emergencies. Your orthodontist is well-trained to help you manage these concerns throughout your treatment if the case arises.

How Long Does Orthodontic Treatment Take?

One common question that patients ask their orthodontist after getting their braces treatment started is – “When will my braces come off?” and “Can braces be removed early?”

In most cases, orthodontic treatment takes 1.5- 2 years. However, some simple cases take less than a year to complete and the more complex cases can take 3years or longer to complete.

Patients are often excited about removing braces and once the orthodontic treatment is completed, they look forward to flaunting their new smile!

Everyone has the right to a perfect smile and orthodontic treatment using braces is the most natural way to achieve it. At Sabka Dentist clinics, we are motivated to give beautiful smiles to our patients who have multiple options of braces to choose from based on their need and budget!

What happens when the teeth are in the right position?

After the orthodontic treatment is done you will find the teeth in a proper position, but to give it a proper shaping, this is known as the “maintenance” period, and the apparatuses that hold the teeth set up are called retainers.

The retainers hold recently fixed teeth in position while the encompassing gum and bone settles. The retainers can be removable or fixed, contingent upon the first issue. 

Sabka dentist provides better orthodontic braces treatment that can sustain for a longer duration. They have qualified Orthodontists that can give better treatment. Come here to get better guidance along with excellent teeth braces treatment.

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