About Orthodontics

Now that’s fast in the world of dental reconstructive surgery that normally took several months for the complete surgery to attain completion. There used to be a time when fitting after fitting follows the initial implant surgery that wasted time and increased dental phobias as dentists tried to get the best fit they could to make implants the best they could make them. Today’s powerful imaging technology and the accompanying software allows dentists and orthodontists to devise the best possible approach, creating single implants that can be inserted in a single day, no waiting for months till you get your full mouth of teeth and no repetitive fitting sessions, all done beforehand through computer imaging. (more…)

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Computer cone beam imaging technology has allowed doctors to take more than just 2-D images of teeth but a whole and 3-d image of the teeth along with underlying bone structure. It has revolutionized the way braces are made, ensuring a tight fit most of the time if not all the time. There is however a hidden danger to such advanced and powerful imaging technology, radiation exposure that has been found to be more than three times that of traditional dental xrays. This has prompted the EU and UK dental industry to establish specific guidelines on how bets to protect patients and dentists alike form the hidden danger that is radiation from these powerful machines that really have been a far cry from previous hit and miss dentistry, but with accompanying risks as all technology brings.

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As found out by researchers who have found that there is a higher risk of developing dental problems that may require extensive orthodontic attention through childhood to address any malformed teeth and underlying tissue that exaggerates itself as the child grows. these children who are born prematurely not only have insufficiently formed internal organs but may also have under-formed bones hence the high risk of malformed jaws, teeth and gums. Thankfully, orthodontics can fix these problems with ease, if they are caught and identified early and treated promptly enough to go ahead of developing malformations. This makes ample attention to any malformations as early as possible to give the child more chances of a normal set of teeth and a healthy smile.

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Thus result in higher risk of causing more damage rather than good if it is allowed to become host of acid producing bacteria. There are generally two types of appliances, self-ligating and elastomeric types, the later being the most common due to the popularity of the fashionable colors available in terms of rubber bands that are used to pull the teeth being aligned together. These braces type tends to accumulate more bacteria due to the many nooks and crannies and due to the flexible nature of such appliances allowing food and other compounds to get deep in between teeth. This raises the need for proper care and hygiene during such treatment to prevent decay that can render the tooth being aligned in becoming so decayed it becomes useless. Using fluorescing plaque detection technology, orthodontists are better able to determine the effectivity of current oral hygiene enough to recommend improvements to prevent decay and the loss of the tooth that is being save din the first place.

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So what do you do with such a discovery? Well grow teeth of course, which has the same genetic makeup as your own teeth that it can theoretically be grown in a test tube, trimmed and then placed back into your chipped tooth that the body recognizes it as its own and grafts itself seemingly as if nothing happened. In theory, that is but this may be a far flung idea and a more realistic approach would be the ability to grow new teeth enough to fill in a gap in your smile that is all natural without the use of composites or other materials, some of which are being found to have detrimental effect on your health. Composites, some of the best plastic products used for veneers and even fillings have been found to have the same chemical that caused such plastics to be banned form baby bottles and other baby supplies, made of polycarbonate plastic that contains BPA, a gene damaging chemical blamed for problems in children.

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Teens who are undergoing orthodontic treatment have been drilled and questioned about the psychological effects the procedures are having on their daily lives. They love the idea of getting fuller smiles as they grow but hate having metal braces, making them very much conscious of smiling. This would be a contradiction of the aim of treatment yet being teens, they are known for being quite conscious of everything.
The psychological effects of such dental treatments have long been known and both parents along with dentists have simply shrugged off the effects as mere triviality. This can lead to a loss of quality of life for some who have to wear their braces for long periods due to massive adjustments needed. Counseling and communication between patients and dentists are better at alleviating this unseen side effect and constant updating of the progress should calm their fears.

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Orthodontics is the very most rapidly evolving areas of dentistry, it involves the use of corrective appliances, which includes braces and retainers, to straighten all crooked teeth and/ or repair an irregular bite. Its introduction of a new and invincible brace, Orthodontic treatment has gone from something which is reserved for children and teenagers to an option for adults with cosmetic and functional dental issues.

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