Orthodontics
Orthodontics is a field of dentistry, which specializes in the study and treatment of problems of dental malocclusion (malocclusions), and is often used in the cases of irregular teeth, or problems in the compatibility of the lower and upper jaws, where the orthodontist deals with dental procedures only, and in some Sometimes it deals with adjusting and controlling the growth of the jaws and jaws.
The orthodontic treatment can also be aesthetic reasons, in order to improve the appearance of the general teeth, or may be to change or build the appearance of the outer face, or may be aimed at regulating the functions of the mouth, such as: speech, pronunciation, as well as chewing.
Diagnosis of tooth occlusion defects
This stage is one of the most important stages of the treatment plan in orthodontics, where the doctor works as follows:
- Know the patient’s health history.
- Conduct a general examination of the patient.
- Conduct external and internal examination of teeth and face.
- Examination of the functional functions of the mouth such as pronunciation, chewing and speech.
- Radiological examinations.
- Photographic imaging of teeth.
- Conduct a study of the affected dental molds.
Steps of orthodontics
The orthodontist is divided into three sections: the mobile calendar, the surgical calendar, and the orthodontic calendar, as most patients resort to the type of fixed calendar, whose steps are summarized as follows:
- The dentist cleans the patient’s teeth with an acidic liquid to help the teeth receive the calendar.
- Place material to install the calendar from the back.
- The UV-stabilized material is dried.
- He sets the barracets at precise scales for each age, one by one.
- A fine wire is attached to the brakite after it is attached to the teeth, by means of joints made of leather.
- Your doctor can use multiple orthodontic tools to arrange your teeth and get the right shape.
- After getting the desired result, the doctor removes the brcket, and cleans the teeth of the fixative material.
Causes of tooth clogging defects
- Incompatibility between jaw and tooth size.
- Lack or increase in the number of teeth, causing the presence of spaces between the teeth, or pressure between them leads to non-occlusion of teeth.
- The existence of some genetic diseases.
- The child or prenatal fetus is exposed to some external factors.
- Some children have bad habits that prevent tooth clogging, and lead to warping, such as the habit of sucking the finger.
- Remove the white teeth prematurely.
- Remove the white teeth late.
Damage to tooth irregularities
- Caries in the teeth, as a result of the accumulation of food between the spaces of teeth or because of contention.
- Dental areas are exposed to diseases.
- The front teeth are broken.
- Problems with chewing, speech and pronunciation.
- Landfill of some teeth.
- Psychological problems.
- Disorders of the joints of the jaws.