DENTISTRY
Orthodontics
It is a specialty in dentistry, which is concerned with the treatment of positional disorders occur on teeth and jaw structure.
Some disorders may be seen on the dental arch which presented a smooth appearance with the exfoliation of the milk teeth and eruption of the permanent teeth. There might be many reasons for these disorders. As well as depending on the way the child is born, medicine taken by the mother during pregnancy, nutritional habits, usage of comforter and feed bottles, decayed teeth, prematurely extracted milk teeth and similar factors; genetic factors may also play an important role in these disorders.
There are two types of orthodontic treatment; fixed and movable treatment (may be taken out and placed by the patient). Age factor is important in orthodontic treatment in certain circumstances. As the adoption of the treatment is much easier amongst the patients in children age group, the solution of the problem at this age is important. However, it is also possible to perform orthodontic treatment in mature ages and, materials, which get rid off the aesthetic apprehension of the patients, are used in nowadays.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MILK TEETH
Most commonly encountered determining cause of orthodontic disorder is premature loss of milk teeth. Treatment of the problem occurring on the tooth relating to milk teeth set in the shortest time period as possible, in other words; the protection of the continuity of this set shall bring solution to this problem.
The expense to be outlaid for the recovery of the spaces of the missing milk teeth is at least 20-25 folds of a space holder or any clinical treatment application. Please give due care to your milk teeth.
MATERIALS USED
Braces,
are the main strength transferring elements of fixed orthodontic treatment principle. It is placed at the beginning of the treatment and remains on the teeth until the end of the treatment. It has various types depending on the needs;
 
Aesthetic braces Metal Braces
ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT AGE
Orthodontic treatment may be applied in every case where healthy teeth, gum and bone exist. Age is a criterion relating to the total treatment time and the technique to be selected. The problems which are not limited only with the teeth sets but also embrace jaws are more closely related to the age. Your child having a healthy closure relation depends on the small sensitivity you show. Whatever your age might be, please do not hesitate to have any positional changes, which don’t appear “normal” to you, controlled by a specialist.
IS ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT HARMFUL?
Neither the material used nor the treatment have any direct harm as long as they are applied properly. However, wrong treatment methods implemented by non-specialist dentists and, the treatments applied on patients, who do not even give due care to their oral hygiene might have indirect harm.
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