The American Association of Orthodontists recommend children are seen by the orthodontist at the age of seven. There is an ideal time to start treatment for each child with an orthodontic problem.
2. What do you mean by Orthodontics?
• A specialty of dentistry for straightening
crooked teeth, correcting malocclusions thus
improving your bite, smile and facial beauty
Eg: Braces
• One who specializes in Orthodontics is called
an Orthodontist
3. Benefits of Orthodontic Treatment
• Well arranged teeth
• Healthier jaws, strong and beautiful teeth
• Beauty and confidence
4. Orthodontic treatments are usually
recommended to repair:
• Buck tooth: When your upper front teeth
protrude over lower teeth or lip
• Crowded teeth: Having more number of teeth
than what can be accommodated by your
teeth ridge
• Gaps / Spacing problems: Uneven spacing of
teeth due to crowding or loss of teeth
5. •Open bite: Space between your upper and
lower teeth appearing in the front or
side, when you bite your teeth together
•Cross bite: Improper positioning of jaws
causing one or more of your upper teeth to
rest on the inside of the lower teeth
•Under bite: Commonly known as bull dog’s
appearance, where your lower teeth jut out
past the upper front teeth
7. Invisalign
Custom-made clear aligners used as an
alternative to braces. Invisalign set is replaced
with a new set every two weeks for one year
Advantages
• Almost invisible
• Removable (at the time
of eating and brushing)
8. Ceramic Braces:
Braces made from ceramic material therefore
least noticeable on your teeth
Advantages
• Stain-free
• Strong
• Least noticeable
9. Self Ligating (Friction-Free) Braces
Modern band-free braces with fixed, but
movable, metal clips to hold the archwire
Advantages
• No elastic band, so no accumulation of food
particles and no plaque formation
• Friction-free
• Less treatment time
• Speedy straightening of teeth
• Minimum dentist visits
10. Damon Braces
Passive self-ligating braces that do not use bands
or metal ties
Advantages
• No elastic band, so no accumulation of food
particles and no plaque formation
• Friction Free
• Little adjustments required
• No extractions required
• Less treatment time
11. Metal Braces
Traditional braces (wires and brackets) and the
most prevalent method of straightening teeth.
Today they come in compact form
Advantages
• Bands are available
in multiple colours
• Economical
12. Lingual braces
Metal braces worn behind the teeth, hence
invisible
Advantages
• Invisible from outside
• Custom-made
13. Orthodontic treatments are only
recommended:
• After a careful dental examination including
detailed X rays and dental structure simulation