Do you have crooked teeth ?

CROOKED TEETH

Crooked or misaligned teeth are very common in adults and children.

Crooked front teeth are aesthetically unappealing to most people, but not just the look of crooked teeth alone cause a problem and it will attract unwanted discomforts in your oral health.

Causes:

• Baby teeth sometimes move into crooked positions because of small jaw size.
• Prolonged habits, such as thumb sucking or pacifier usage, causes the baby teeth in crooked positions.

THUMB SUCKING LEADS TO PROTRUDED
 FRONT TEETH AND AN OPEN BITE 

• Hereditary and genetics also plays a role.
• Premature loss of baby teeth, may cause the permanent teeth to go into crooked positions.
  
• Smaller jaw size.
• Poor myofunctional habits such as thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, mouth breathing.
• Crooked teeth are at greater risk of injury. Injury to the face or mouth can knock the tooth out to crooked position.

INJURY TO THE TEETH CAUSED BY  FALL

Consequences to crooked teeth:

• Periodontal disease - it can be hard to clean between the crooked teeth results in tooth decay and gum disease. If left untreated gum disease leads to periodontitis.

PERIODONTITIS

• Digestion - crooked teeth can interfere with the proper chewing, which causes digestion problems.
• Excess wear - crooked teeth can cause excess wear and tear on the teeth, gums, and jaw muscles, resulting in cracked teeth, jaw strain, TMJ disorders and chronic headaches.
• Speech difficulties.
• Lack of self esteem and self avoidance.

Treatment to crooked teeth:

• Orthodontic treatment is used to correct the crooked teeth. After the orthodontic treatment, wearing the retainer is must. Retainers prevent the teeth from going back to their original positions.

CERAMIC BRACES AND METAL BRACES

• Recent advances for correction of crooked teeth includes clear aligners.
• Clear aligners correct the crooked teeth without metal wires and braces and they are removable.

INVISIBLE CLEAR ALIGNERS

• Smile correction procedures like crowns, veneers can be done for some crooked teeth.

Conclusion:

Correcting crooked teeth not only improves the overall appearance of your smile, but it can also enhance your overall oral health.

Rootz Dental Care and Implant Center has specialists with proven expertise in Orthodontic dentistry and Aesthetic dentistry.For more information regarding treatments contact us today.

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Invisible clear aligner treatment - Alternative to clip treatment.

INVISIBLE ALIGNERS

Clear aligners are the alternative to orthodontic braces treatment.
More people are having success with orthodontic clear aligners or invisible aligners.

Clear aligners are a series of custom made, transparent trays which deliver gradual force to re-position the teeth.

Clear aligners are used to treat mild rotations, crowded teeth, spacings between teeth, protruded teeth and retruded teeth.
Advantages of clear aligners :

1) These are removable and aesthetic.

2) Easy to maintain oral hygiene.

3) No diet restrictions.

4) Highly biocompatible.

5) Comfortable and no gum irritations.

6) Final treatment outcome can be seen before the treatment starts.

Clear aligners are't for everyone, your dentist will help you decide what's best for you.

Rootz Dental Care and Implant Center has specialists with proven expertise in Orthodontic dentistry. .For more information regarding treatments contact us today.

                                             

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                                            No:2/2, First Floor, Sakthi Nagar,

                                            Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thuraipakkam,

                                            Chennai - 600 097,

                                            Phone :- 9786688755,044-49504825

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How to avoid Malalignment?

SPACE MAINTAINERS

        Primary (baby) teeth are important for your child’s dental health. They help them to eat and speak and serve as space holders in your child’s mouth to ensure that permanent teeth grow in straight. Baby teeth are also important for the jawbone and mouth muscles to develop normally.

        If a child’s baby tooth comes out too soon due to accident or tooth decay, problems may occur. The neighboring teeth may crowd out the space where the permanent tooth should come in or cause the tooth to come in crooked. A space maintainer may be recommended by your pediatric dentist to reduce the risk of these problems.

             Space maintainer is an appliance that is custom-made by a dentist or orthodontist in acrylic or metal material. It can be either removable or cemented in a child's mouth. Its purpose is to keep the space  open the empty space left by the lost teeth, preventing movement until the permanent tooth takes its natural position in the jaw. It’s more affordable and easier on your child to keep teeth in normal positions with a space maintainer than to move them back in place with orthodontic treatment.

EFFECTS OF EARLY EXFOLIATION(shedding) OF PRIMARY TEETH:

• Delayed eruption of permanent tooth

                         

• Aesthetic and emotional disturbances

                         

 

• Teeth present adjacent to the missing tooth start moving towards the empty space. Therefore the space gets closed and the permanent tooth gets locked in the bone.

                         

• Tooth opposing the missing tooth supraerupts (moves downwards/upwards)

                               

• Speech defects

                           

• Improper chewing

                                

• Crowding due to less space

                        

• Poor nutrition and feeding due to improper chewing

• Abnormal muscle activity and habits like tongue thrusting

CONCLUSION

If there is space present due to premature exfoliation of tooth then consult your dentist immediately. He will fabricate an appliance that maintain the space until successor tooth erupts. The procedure is painless and very effective for the future of your child.

                                                No:2/2, First Floor, Sakthi Nagar,

                                                Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thuraipakkam,

                                                Chennai - 600 097,

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Pain in teeth

TOOTHACHE

A Toothache is any pain or soreness within or around a tooth.

   In most instances, toothaches are caused by teeth or jaw problems, such as 

DENTAL CAVITY

        dental caries, 
        a cracked tooth, 
        an exposed tooth root, 
        broken tooth or jaw,
        mouth ulcers,
        periapical infection (around root),
        disease of the jaw joint (temporo- mandibular joint), or spasms of the muscles used for chewing. 

TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT

TMJ PAIN

Types of toothache:

• mild
• moderate
• severe
• dull
• sharp

The pain may be aggravated by chewing or by having cold or heat foods.

Oral examination, which includes dental X-rays, can help to determine the cause, and whether the toothache is coming from a tooth or jaw problem.

ORAL EXAMINATION

DENTAL X-RAYS

Dealing with toothache:

• Analgesics when taken orally, can reduce pain until a dentist examine the teeth.
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• Rinse the mouth with salt water.
• Use dental floss or water flosser to remove any food between teeth.
• Limit too hot or cold foods that aggrevate pain.

Conclusion:

• No toothache will heal on its own. A toothache needs to be treated as soon as possible.

• If toothache caused by a tooth infection the dentist may recommend antibiotic therapy and other treatments, like root canal treatment or extraction.
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• To prevent tooth decay, maintain good oral hygiene.Dentists carryout sealants and fluoride applications for preventing tooth decay. 

Make sure to fix an appointment with your dentist as soon as possible if you are having a toothache.

                                                No:2/2, First Floor, Sakthi Nagar,

                                                Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thuraipakkam,

                                                Chennai - 600 097,

                                                Phone :- 9786688755,044-49504825

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