Unfortunately, there are many reasons why a person has uneven teeth. In addition to heredity, such factors as injuries, rickets, bad habits such as sucking a finger, biting a pencil, etc., as well as impaired development of the body as a whole and later tooth decay, can play a role here. Sometimes it happens that the teeth are too large or small for the jaw and therefore grow uneven.
Tooth straightening is in great demand in modern dentistry. This is, of course, connected with the aesthetic moment. Everyone, regardless of gender and age, seeks to be attractive. And now it’s quite affordable for a person of almost any financial situation to have his teeth aligned. The cost of this pleasure depends, first of all, on the chosen method. And we’ll talk about the pros and cons of various types of tooth alignment.
We can definitely say that in our time, jagged teeth are just a temporary problem, not a life sentence. The only thing to do is to choose a good clinic, as during straightening it is not so difficult to spoil your teeth. The best recommendation here is "word of mouth" - friends who have received the desired effect in this clinic. However, within the same clinic, doctors can offer different methods of alignment, depending on the diagnosis.
Braces are the most common way to create the perfect smile. Using bracket systems, a very large number of violations can be corrected: malocclusion and gaps (tremors and diastema) between the teeth, improper positioning and curvature, and even poor teething.
If the doctor recommends straightening the teeth with braces, small locks are attached to them through which the arc is inserted. This design is called a bracket system. In this case, the bracket system gradually moves the teeth to the desired position. The fact is that the tooth is not firmly attached to the jaw bone, and with a certain impact it can move. If you long press on the wall of the hole in which the tooth stands, it will begin to change shape, and the tooth, accordingly, move. It is on this principle that the action of braces is based. The ability of teeth to move does not lose with age, but it occurs extremely slowly. The maximum shift that can be obtained is 1 mm per month, so the braces have to be worn for months or even years. The exact time of wearing braces will be determined by the orthodontist, and then not immediately, but as the result is visible.
Before installing braces, the patient will have to go through the entire course of therapeutic treatment: cleaning, caries treatment, filling. In a word, if there are any problems, they must be solved in advance so that they do not come up while wearing braces. The period of wearing braces, the frequency of visits to the doctor and the difficulties with hygiene largely depend on what type of braces you choose.
However, recently straightening of teeth without using braces has become more widespread. This is done using removable devices (braces are non-removable devices, only a doctor can adjust and remove them). So, now to create the perfect smile without braces use methods such as:
1. Vestibular plates for alignment of teeth.
2. Orthodontic trainers.
3. Mouthguards for teeth.
All three devices are removable, and which one to choose is decided by the doctor. The advantage of such devices is that they do not need to be worn around the clock, 10-14 hours a day are enough, i.e., essentially, night time. However, they also have a significant drawback: they are much less effective than braces, so they can only be used to correct minor irregularities in the teeth. Such treatment is most optimal for children, as in childhood, the process is much faster and even removable devices are able to even out the bite.