orthodontics
positioning of your teeth can affect your susceptibility to tooth decay and gum disease, your bite (the way your teeth fit together), and your overall dental health.
Orthodontic treatment changes the positioning of your teeth and in so doing improves their appearance and function. It may also enhance facial appearance and how your jaw muscles and joints function. Using braces, retainers, or other devices to apply a gentle pressure over a period of months or years, your teeth can be moved into the desired position.
Early Detection
Facial development
75% of 12 year olds need orthodontic treatment, yet 90% of a child's face has already developed by this age. By guiding facial development earlier through the use of functional appliances, 80% of the treatment can be corrected before the adult teeth are present.
Cooperation
Younger children between the ages of 8 and 11 are often much more cooperative than children 12 to 14.
Shorter Treatment Time
Another advantage of early treatment is that children will need to wear fixed braces on their adult teeth for less time.
Correcting Underdeveloped Jaws
Almost 50% of children who need orthodontic treatment due to a bad bite have underdeveloped lower jaws. Functional appliances can reposition the lower jaw forward, improve the child's profile and correct the bite problem, all within 7 to 9 months!
Damon System
The Damon system provides a fantastic smile, faster and with outstanding comfort.
Damon system braces are a unique slide mechanism that minimize the friction and binding of conventional braces. With the Damon system teeth align more quickly and comfortably. Passive self ligating braces eliminate the need for elastic or metal “ties.” High technology wires move teeth faster and require fewer adjustments. The Damon system is a new clinically proven treatment approach that aligns your teeth and enhances your facial aesthetics, usually without extractions or rapid palatal expanders.
With the Damon system, treatment is typically shorter than with conventional braces. Shorter treatment time means fewer appointments and a beautiful smile faster. Also, most cases can be treated without extractions. No one likes to have teeth removed, and a smile with a full display of teeth often produces a broader, natural smile and a nicer profile.
With this system, the days of having braces tightened are over. Damon braces have a unique slide mechanism that reduces pressure on your teeth and allows them to move more comfortably to their correct positions. This revolutionary new approach to orthodontics ensures greater comfort throughout treatment.
Straight teeth and a beautiful smile can enhance self-esteem and self-confidence at any age, as well as improve overall oral health. Everyone can benefit from the Damon system—it is never to late to look and feel great!
Why You Need Orthodontics
Some orthodontic problems may be developmental, such as those caused by the early loss or prolonged retention of baby teeth or by differences in jaw growth. Orthodontic problems may also be caused by accidents or behaviours, such as finger- and thumb-sucking or tongue-thrusting. Your dentist or orthodontist can fix:
- crowded and/or crooked teeth
- over- or under-bite
- open bite (when the back teeth touch but the front do not)
- too little or too much space between teeth
- extra or missing teeth
Orthodontic treatment not only improves your appearance, but your dental health as well. Crowded, crooked and protruding teeth influence appearance and can affect self confidence. They are also more likely to decay and develop gum disease because they are more difficult to brush and floss thoroughly. Some people are reluctant to smile because of their teeth. Misaligned teeth affect your bite, possibly causing difficulty in chewing some foods and unnatural wearing of your teeth. Protruding teeth are more easily chipped or broken. Crooked teeth may affect the alignment of jaw bones, possibly causing muscle tension and discomfort.
