Dental malocclusion has many hazards. Stomatological experts reminded that the misalignment of teeth, such as misaligned teeth, is not only a problem of teeth not growing well, but also a kind of oral disease. Its hazards include:
1. Affect facial aesthetics: The arrangement of teeth will not only affect a person’s smile, but also give a person a bright and confident smile. What’s more serious is the appearance of a tooth-shaped face.
2. Affects facial development: Under normal circumstances, the human face is relatively symmetrical from left to right, and its development is coordinated. However, if the teeth are not arranged neatly and are not corrected in time, the human maxillofacial bones will grow adaptively, which will eventually lead to Insufficient facial development, manifested as a crooked face, a bird’s beak, or a large chin.
3. Involvement of teeth and periodontal health: If the teeth are not arranged neatly, individual teeth will experience occlusal trauma, manifested as individual tooth pain, tooth cracks or neck defects, tooth occlusion pain, etc.
4. Affects oral care: If the teeth are not arranged neatly, food residues are likely to accumulate between the teeth, and it is not easy to clean the teeth when brushing, which will eventually lead to calculus deposition, gingival swelling, gingival recession and alveolar ridge absorption. In severe cases, teeth will become loose. Wait.
5. Affects mental health: If the teeth are seriously irregular or the individual is too sensitive to the appearance caused by the irregular teeth, a certain degree of psychological barrier will occur, manifested as shyness to smile or cover a smile, unwilling to communicate with others, easy to have inferiority complex.
Correction should be done as soon as possible, preferably if the child has a malocclusion. There are two types of malocclusion. One is bony deformity, that is, the deformity caused by the undergrowth of the jaw. The sooner this condition is detected, the sooner the correction effect is better; the second is dental deformity, that is, there is no problem with the jaw. However, the teeth did not grow well, and should be corrected after the eruption of the second molars (12 to 15 years old). If you wait until an adult to correct it, it will increase the difficulty and cost.
However, many children are reluctant to wear braces because they are uncomfortable after wearing them, and they need to go to the hospital for regular check-ups during the correction. Stomatologists, general braces are really very comfortable to use, and patients need to be reviewed every 20 days to 1 month. Now there are self-locking braces, which feel a lot more comfortable to use, and the interval between patients’ review can also be extended.
