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Initial Orthodontic Workup
Inside Secrets of Whiter teeth
Are Adults Qualified for Braces?
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teethInitial Orthodontic WorkupYour first orthodontic visit, before treatment begins, will be a longer one so that a personal and detailed study of your teeth can be completed. During this examination, X-rays of your head, neck, jaws and teeth will be taken. Pictures of your profile, face and teeth will also be used. Later, you will be able to compare these images to the results of your treatment. An evaluation of your mouth will determine what type of bite problem (malocclusion) you may have.
At this time the Houston orthodontist may make impressions of your teeth from which dental models of your teeth will be made. This involves pressing a soft material over your teeth and leaving it for a minute or two to harden. Then plaster is poured in the impressions to make the dental models. You will be asked to bite into a soft piece of wax for a few seconds so that the dental models can be lined up to match your bite.
Inside Secrets of Whiter teethAfter 13 years of practicing cosmetic dentistry in Houston, our dentists have observed the whiteness of your teeth is the important factor for transforming a good smile into a great smile.
Your teeth get darker overtime because they absorb the stain from the colored foods and drinks. The blemish, also called extrinsic stain, is embedded in the enamel layer and gives the teeth the yellow hue. No matter how hard you brush, the stain is not going away.
Based on our experiences, the most effective and safest way to remove the extrinsic stain off your teeth is to have them "bleached" by your dentist. Before beginning the process, the dentist needs to evaluate your teeth to find out the dark color of your teeth actually comes from extrinsic stain. Other causes of discoloration include amalgam leakage, internal tooth resorption, tetracycline stain, cavity, and traumatic pulpal necrosis.
Are Adults Qualified for Braces?For optimal oral health and perfect smile, your teeth need to be perfectly aligned. When designing the ideal approach to orthodontic treatment for adults, there are several factors you and your dentist should be considered. The influencing circumstances such as jaw growth, missing teeth, and periodontal breakdown make treating an adult so different in comparison to an adolescent. Although these problems sometimes exist in youngsters, they occur frequently and are clearly more severe in adults.
The bodies of adults are no longer in the stages of development and would normally expect no more jaw growth to occur. Adults have their permanent teeth in place and their jawbone has formed accordingly to their bite. Malocclusion, which is technically termed as a bad bite, is caused either by the misalignment of teeth (dental-related problem), by the incongruity of the jawbone (bony-related problem), or by the combination of both. Of the three reasons, the bony-related malocclusion is the most difficult to manage in adult orthodontic treatment.
The irregular development of the jawbones creates an imbalance between the upper and lower jaws. Therefore, adult patients, who have longer lower jawbones (facial protrusion), may need orthognathic surgery to shorten the lengths of the lower jaws (mandibular setback procedure) and/or to increase the lengths of the upper jaws (maxillary advancement procedure).
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