What Are the Different Types of Adult Orthodontics?

Orthodontics is to correct teeth and remove malocclusion. Orthodontics mainly studies the etiology, diagnosis and prevention of malocclusion. The English name of Orthodontics comes from a combination of three Greek roots, which mean "tooth", "orthodontics" and "discipline", which is what everyone calls "orthodontics".

Adult orthodontics

Orthodontic treatment in adults is becoming more widespread, but with adolescents

1. The correction time is longer than that of children, and the difficulty is relatively large.

2. Adults are often accompanied by other diseases and have high requirements for oral health.

3. Adults have high requirements for aesthetics due to work and other reasons. Sometimes need to use transparency

Many people think that they can no longer do it if they are over 18

(1) Moulding (grit print): It is used by doctors to diagnose and design errors and conditions, and to make contrast checks in the subsequent treatment process.

(2) Photographing: Before the treatment, the doctor should routinely take pictures of the patient's face and occlusion, and leave it for later comparison with the end of the treatment.

(3) X-ray examination: each patient routinely took skull lateral radiographs and full-surface curved tomograms.

(4) Formulating a treatment plan: The doctor will measure, calculate, and diagnose the type of mismatch according to the model, photos, and X-rays, and work out a detailed treatment plan. The doctor then explained the treatment plan to the patient and the patient's family, and sought the opinions of the patient and the family. After the treatment plan is determined, the patient or family member signs the consent form.

(5) Specific treatment process.

(6) After treatment, remove the appliance and put on the holder.

Surgical correction: Some orthodontic deformities cannot be solved by simple orthodontic treatment. Some corresponding surgical operations must be performed at the same time with ordinary orthodontic treatment to achieve satisfactory orthodontic results. Therefore, surgical orthodontics is also called surgical orthodontics, or combined orthodontics.

Orthodontic correction: We bring braces to correct orthodontics. We use adhesive to fix the correction device on the teeth. The patient cannot remove or wear it by himself, but can only be disassembled and adjusted by an orthodontist. It needs to be reviewed once a month. The doctor gradually strengthens the teeth to move to the ideal state of the design, and the orthodontic work is basically over. After removing the appliance, a retainer should be worn for a period of time to consolidate orthodontic results and prevent recurrence.

There are many unscrupulous practitioners in the workshop who stole the concept of porcelain teeth and came up with the so-called cosmetic crown for 7 days to quickly correct it. In fact, there is no so-called cosmetic crown under the sky. The cosmetic crown is neither a term for professionals nor a professional doctor. Such institutions use the eagerness of patients to see results, regardless of the consequences, and a lot of healthy teeth are removed. Body tissue, and then place a dental crown on it, called a cosmetic crown. In fact, patients must face irrecoverable teeth and damaged periodontal tissues in the long years to come. There is no such thing as fast orthodontics in this world, the movement of teeth is a scientific and slow process. Professional treatment, while ensuring the efficacy, but also to maintain the health of teeth and periodontal tissue.

Adult orthodontic comparison chart