Adult orthodontics is more complex than adolescent orthodontics. Adult malocclusion is often accompanied by other oral diseases, such as caries, periodontal disease, missing teeth, tooth attrition, residual crown, residual root, etc.
Before the beginning of orthodontic treatment, the periodontal disease of the teeth should be controlled comprehensively and the intraoral restoration should be removed.
Therefore, adult orthodontic must know a few things before: ¢Ù most adults with different degrees of periodontitis, alveolar bone resorption, gingival atrophy, and even cause tooth dislocation, such as tooth elongation, antegrade, dental space or fall off.
Moving the displaced tooth in the presence of periodontitis will accelerate the resorption of alveolar bone.
Therefore, the necessary periodontal treatment must be received before orthodontic treatment, such as tooth cleaning, subgingival scraping, flap scraping, etc., when the periodontal inflammation is controlled, the teeth can be started.
¢Ú The process of orthodontic treatment may cause the original underlying lesions.
The occurrence of pain, purulent, loose teeth and other symptoms must be temporarily interrupted orthodontic treatment, to be treated after the diseased teeth, can continue to correct.
¢Û Potential joint disease, easy to appear in the treatment of joint dysfunction symptoms.
When the joint is painful, you should tell the doctor in time for diagnosis and treatment.
Patients with temporomandibular joint dysfunction before orthodontic treatment should consult a joint doctor.
Because its pathogenesis is complex, orthodontic treatment is only one of its treatment means, need to cooperate with the joint doctor treatment.
¢Ü Because adults have no growth potential, the deformity caused by cranial and facial mild to moderate bone irregularity can only be disguised by orthodontic means to move teeth, in order to improve the appearance of the face.
The severe deformity of jaw development or the need for radical improvement of facial shape must be solved by plastic surgery.
¢Ý Teeth clenching and bruxism (including night bruxism) are not conducive to the health of periodontal tissue, and will aggravate periodontal inflammation.
When such symptoms occur, you should tell your doctor promptly for treatment.
¢Þ With diabetes, blood diseases and other systemic diseases, or long-term use of steroid drugs, will affect periodontal health, not orthodontic.
The damage caused by dental deformities is believed to be felt by people who have experienced dental deformities. The correction methods of dental deformities include braces for minor dental deformities, dental implants, porcelain teeth and cosmetic crowns for missing teeth, etc.
So what should adults pay attention to when correcting deformed teeth?
First, comprehensive control of periodontal diseases before correction.
Generally speaking, malocclusion in adults is often accompanied by other oral diseases, such as caries, periodontal disease, missing teeth, tooth attrition, residual crown, residual root, poor oral restorations, and temporomandibular joint diseases.
Therefore, before starting orthodontic treatment, it is necessary to fully control the periodontal disease of the tooth and remove the intraoral prosthesis, otherwise it will affect the wearing of the appliance and tooth movement.
Second, adults in the whole process of treatment should always maintain good oral hygiene conditions.
Because adult growth and development have stopped, alveolar bone remodeling is slower, tooth movement is slower, and treatment time is longer.
Adults are more likely to relapse after orthodontic treatment, so maintenance after treatment is important.
Due to the influence of occupational, psychological factors and other social activities, adults have more requirements on the length of orthodontic treatment, the appearance of the appliance and the treatment effect, so they often choose ceramic brackets and other orthodontic devices that do not affect the appearance.
Third, make full mental and psychological preparation.
Adults due to subjective and objective factors, in the treatment effect often can not achieve a perfect degree, so adults in orthodontic treatment, can not be rushed, the complexity of treatment to have a full understanding and mental preparation.
Fourth, adult orthodontics should consider the impact of the overall health status.
Where suffering from rheumatic heart disease, coronary heart disease, hypothyroidism, excessive gastric acid, diabetes, arthritis, hemorrhagic disease, epilepsy and other diseases, the first to make these diseases under control;
Orthodontic treatment for pregnant women should be careful;
If you have a history of oral and maxillofacial surgery, radiotherapy, medication, etc., you should take the initiative to explain the situation to the doctor, so as not to cause adverse consequences.
