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What Does An Orthodontist Do?

What Does An Orthodontist Do?

An orthodontist is one of dental specialty that aims to prevent and treat facial and dental irregularities such as Overbite, Underbite, Crossbite, Open bite, Misplaced midline, and Spacing. Orthodontics successfully treat patients of any age. Orthodontists are a qualified dentist who further embarks on three years of university-based study in the orthodontic residency program. Before jumping into what does an orthodontist do first let us consider what Orthodontist is all about.

What is an Orthodontist?

An orthodontist is a dentist who is specialized in the treatment of jaws and teeth alignment. Their specialty lies in straightening of teeth. They have the power to help people in improving their smile and self-confidence through their work.

Benefits of Orthodontic Treatment:

The benefits of orthodontic treatments include:

  1. A healthier mouth.
  2. Pleasing appearance.
  3. Longlast teeth.
  4. Improving speech and chewing ability.
  5. Closing wide gaps in between the teeth.

What Does An Orthodontist Do?

Orthodontists correct the misalignment of teeth and jaw. There are many problems associated with misalignment of teeth for example speech defects, difficulty in chewing and maintaining oral hygiene. An orthodontist deals with hardware equipment such as retainers and headgear to improve the appearance and ability of a person to chew and swallow food without any difficulty. Below are some of the important issues an orthodontist successfully treat.

  1. Anteroposterior Deviations: This orthodontic issue deals with underbite and overbite problems. Both these deviations can cause difficulty in articulating and chewing.
  2. Overcrowding: It is one of the most common problems that orthodontists treat. Due to the lack of jawbone space, adult teeth cannot erupt in alignment with the existing teeth. Our Orthodontist in Pasadena can realign the teeth using several devices and treatments.
  3. Aesthetic Issues: This issue is related to the shape of the whole face which is negatively impacted by malocclusions. Our Pasadena orthodontist can restructure the jaw, lips, and teeth to create a beautiful smile.

How Orthodontic Treatment Work?

There are two types of appliances that work in orthodontics that is fixed and removable appliance that helps in moving teeth. These work by placing gentle pressure on the teeth and jaws.

Fixed Appliances Includes:

  1. Braces: It's the most common fixed appliances consist of bands, wires, and brackets. The bands are fixed around the teeth and use as anchors. Brackets are bonded to the front part of the teeth. Archwires are passed through the brackets and attached to the bands. By tightening the archwire it creates tension on the teeth and gradually moves them to the proper position.
  2. Fixed Appliance: This appliance is attached to teeth to control thumb sucking or tongue thrusting.
  3. Space Maintainers: When a baby tooth is lost, a space maintainer is used to keep the space open until the permanent tooth erupts.

Removable Appliances Includes:

  1. Aligners: It's also known as Invisalign which is used to move the teeth in the same way as traditional braces work. Aligners are invisible and can be removed for eating, brushing and flossing.
  2. Removable Space Maintainers: These serve the same as fixed space maintainers. It's made up of an acrylic base that fits over the jaw and has wire in between specific teeth to keep them open.
  3. Lip and Cheek Bumpers: This appliance is designed to keep the lips and cheek away from the teeth. As lip and cheek exert pressure on the teeth, these bumpers help to relieve that pressure.
  4. Jaw Repositioning Appliance: It's also called as splints, worn on either top or lower jaw and help to close the jaw in a more favorable position.

If your thinking about an orthodontic treatment in Orthodontist Pasadena. Contact Cal Dental Group of Pasadena by calling at (626)-584-1800 and schedule an appointment today.