How to deal with children’s orthodontic treatment?

Orthodontic treatment refers to the correction of children's tooth deformities. There are two main reasons for this: one is genetic factors and the other is environmental factors. Genetic factors refer to the influence on the fetus while in the mother's body, which causes chromosomal mutations, while environmental factors refer to the influence caused by acquired illness or other conditions. The following is some content about orthodontics that the editor found.

The teeth are crowded, the canines protrude (tiger teeth), the dental arch and the teeth are of a size that does not match, and insufficient space leads to overlapping and crowded teeth. In the mandible, the second premolars are the last to erupt and are crowded toward the tongue side.

※The gap between teeth is caused by the inability of the dental arch to match the size of the teeth. When the teeth are too small and the dental arch is too large, the teeth will be sparsely arranged and have gaps.

※Buck teeth can be divided into dental and skeletal types. Most of them can be treated with traditional orthodontic treatment. However, patients with severe buck teeth need oral surgery to achieve the ideal appearance and bite function.

※Open bite The maxillary front teeth and the mandibular front teeth should be able to close together, and the normal vertical overlap is 2mm. If the upper and lower front teeth cannot bite together, it is an open bite, which will cause the upper and lower front teeth to be unable to cut food, saliva to leak when speaking, and the mouth cannot be closed tightly.

※ Crossbite is also known as opposed bite, that is, the mandibular front teeth bite the outside of the maxillary front teeth, commonly known as overbite. In addition to aesthetic problems, it will cause functional disorders such as chewing and pronunciation. If the crossbite is caused by bony jaw abnormalities, orthognathic surgery is often required for treatment.

※Tilted teeth Long-term tooth defects can cause adjacent teeth to tilt or the other teeth to grow, making it difficult to make dentures. At this time, it is necessary to use orthodontic methods to straighten the tilted teeth so that the roots have a good degree of parallelism to facilitate denture reconstruction.

In addition to the above, it is also necessary to mention that teeth exist in both humans and animals, and are very useful tools. Therefore, if teeth are deformed or diseased, it is important and wise to correct them in time. Some parents worry that their children are too young to receive treatment, so they delay the best time for treatment.