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What Are the Clinical Orthodontic Treatment Methods
Date:2021-09-05 15:18:14
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Orthodontic treatment is an innovative dental technology that uses various corrective appliances to align the teeth, jaws, and facial features for optimal harmony, creating a perfectly balanced facial profile. So what are the clinical orthodontic treatment methods? Generally, the best orthodontic options for adults include the following. Let us explore them in detail.
Porcelain Veneers for Orthodontics
This method is mainly for patients with mild teeth misalignment. For single-tooth malposition, porcelain veneers can be used for restoration. For patients with moderate to severe crowding, the extraction space allows the orthodontist to move crowded teeth freely and align them. For patients with protrusion, the extraction space enables the orthodontist to retract the protruding teeth and correct the bite relationship.
Functional Orthodontic Appliance
Commonly used for simple malocclusion during the primary and mixed dentition stages, or in combination with fixed appliances. Patients can remove and insert the appliance themselves.
Fixed Orthodontic Appliance
The most commonly used appliance. Patients cannot remove it themselves.
Functional Orthodontic Appliance for Growth Modification
Mainly used for children in the mixed dentition stage or those who have just completed the transition to permanent teeth and are still in their growth spurt. Functional appliances can correct skeletal malocclusion.
Orthognathic Surgery
For severe dentofacial deformities such as maxillary protrusion, maxillary retrusion, mandibular protrusion, or mandibular retrusion that cannot be resolved with orthodontics alone, a combined approach of surgery and orthodontic treatment is required.
Preventive Orthodontics
During the embryonic and postnatal development of the teeth and jaws, various congenital and acquired environmental factors can affect development and cause dentofacial deformities. Preventive measures taken to avoid such deformities are referred to as preventive orthodontics.
Interceptive Orthodontics
In the early stages of dentofacial deformity, simple methods are used for early intervention to prevent the condition from progressing to a severe state and to guide jaw development back to normal. For example, if severe crowding is detected early, serial extraction may be performed; for early dental anterior crossbite, a simple bite plate is used to prevent progression to severe skeletal deformity.
What are the clinical orthodontic treatment methods? The above is a detailed introduction. We hope it helps patients. When choosing an orthodontic treatment method, it is essential to select a professional and authoritative medical institution, as only such institutions can ensure the best treatment outcomes for adult orthodontics.
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