Orthodontics

Orthodontic treatment is purposed for correction of crooked teeth, treatment of irregular bite and handling of jaw malformations. Irregular bite can be diagnosed for every second human, it can be seen already in childhood. However, orthodontic problems can be solved in the later age as well.

In what cases orthodontic treatment can be recommended?

Crooked teeth are not only aesthetic problem. They can cause headache, jaw joints crackle or pain, and even undesirable wrinkles can appear. Due to these reasons it is important to pay attention to irregular bite, crooked or congested teeth, in particular if that causes discomfort to you.

Types of the orthodontic appliances

There a few different options of the orthodontic appliances. Most often they are orthodontic plates, brackets and kappas purposed for straightening of teeth. Metal brackets are the most popular, however, they are the most visible. They are resistant to mechanical effects and the most comfortable to the patient. Ceramic brackets are less noticeable as they have the same as the tooth colour. Sapphire brackets are unnoticeable as well. They are made with more surrounded edges, thus, do not cause discomfort when placed on. Meanwhile self-ligating brackets are a new generation brackets with very many advantages. Firstly – they are little noticeable, it is easier to clean them and treatment with them is shorter, thus, people need less visits to the doctor. There are also lingual braces that are stuck from the inner part of teeth, thus, they are invisible from outside. They can irritate more the mucosa as the tongue mucosa is rather sensitive. They are mostly applied for not complicated cases.