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What is The Main Cause of Crooked Teeth?

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Crooked Teeth

Many patients long for that perfect straight smile. It seems everywhere you turn; you see people with beautiful smiles as a result of braces. If you have crooked teeth, you may feel isolated and your self confidence is lost. Not everyone is born with perfect teeth, and some people will need help in order to get that beautiful straight smile. The good thing is there are many orthodontic options to help correct crooked teeth, and get you the smile of your dreams. At Evan Baker DDS, our doctors have years of experience in orthodontics, and creating beautiful smiles is our passion.

What Are the Common Causes of Crooked Teeth?

Genetics

Genetics is the main cause of crooked teeth in many patients. Unfortunately, we do not have control over how our teeth will develop. If a patient has a smaller mouth, their risk for overcrowding increases. Other causes can be related to jaw issues such as overbites or underbites.

Habits

Many children suck their thumbs or use a pacifier. This can actually do more harm than good, and the damage is typically noticed years later. These types of habits can lead to crooked teeth. If you thrust your tongue or breath through your mouth, this can also cause crooked teeth. Orthodontic treatment is typically recommended to straighten teeth, and keep your teeth aligned.

Injury

If you suffered from an injury in the mouth or jaw this can cause crooked teeth. When teeth are loose or lost, this can cause your remaining teeth and jaw to shift, and cause your teeth to become crooked. Seeking help from an orthodontist is important to help repair your mouth, and get your teeth back in place.

Keeping Primary Teeth

Taking care of a child’s baby teeth is important. Primary teeth help the permanent teeth erupt into the right place. If a child loses their primary teeth too early due to decay or trauma, this can directly affect how their permanent teeth erupt. This can cause a child’s permanent teeth to come in crooked.

What Are My Treatment Options?

Orthodontic treatment can help patients with crooked teeth at any age. If you start early, you can get the best possible results. Today, there are many options for orthodontic treatment such as traditional braces or clear aligners. At Evan Baker DDS, we discuss all of the orthodontic options during our detailed consultation process. Depending on the severity of the correction and health of your teeth, we help our patients choose the option that best fits their lifestyle. Your oral health is our priority, and we love to help patients achieve the smile of their dreams.

Looking for a Dentist Near You?

If you are looking for a dentist near you that offers orthodontic treatment, Evan Baker DDS can help. Our doctors have years of experience in orthodontics, and we provide the highest level of service to all of our patients. Don’t live with crooked teeth, let our team help you get on the road to a beautiful smile. Correcting your smile can boost confidence, and allow you to feel great around others.

To schedule your orthodontic consultation with us, contact Evan Baker DDS, and our friendly staff will be happy to assist you.

Want To Do Lingual Orthodontic Treatment? 5 Points To Know!

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Want To Do Lingual Orthodontic Treatment

Are you an adult and want to find out about the different treatment options available to get the smile of your dreams? Do you hear a lot of things but would like to have concrete feedback on the issue? We will start by clearing the ground and briefly present this type of orthodontic treatment.

What are lingual rings?

Lingual rings – commonly known as “inside rings” – are used during a tooth straightening treatment which has become very popular with adults because it is practically invisible. In order to maintain a truly invisible treatment, the lingual rings are placed inside the teeth. So, when you smile, you can’t see the rings or the wire.

Lingual rings are tailor–made for your teeth and require a great deal of expertise from the orthodontist:

  • Your orthodontist takes an accurate impression or digital scan of your teeth
  • He then uses it used to create wires and personalized supports that adapt perfectly to your teeth

They make it possible to gradually move the teeth to the desired position.

1–    Will lingual rings affect my lifestyle?

Lingual rings have many advantages over external rings, but they require great dental hygiene. As with the outer rings, there are restrictions on the foods you can eat, in order to protect not only the rings but also the wire: it is made of metal but it is not indestructible. You should therefore be very careful not to eat too hard or rubbery foods which could bend or break the wire. Likewise, you will need to make sure to gently brush your teeth and gums twice a day and pass the dental floss to remove any buildup of food.

2–    How much does a lingual orthodontic appliance cost?

Lingual rings are more expensive than conventional rings because it is a completely personalized solution: it is developed in a laboratory and requires a lot of time before being performed by the orthodontist. Lingual treatment also requires more frequent and longer appointments than with the usual rings. A complete treatment will therefore cost more than traditional orthodontic appliances, but prices can vary widely depending on the expertise of the orthodontist and the specificity of your case. On average, lingual orthodontic treatment can cost up to $13,000 for an 18–month treatment plan, but prices can vary widely depending on the duration of treatment and the complexity of the case.

How much does a lingual orthodontic appliance cost

3–    What other treatments are possible?

Orthodontic treatments with rings – lingual or external – are generally recommended in rather complex cases. There are however other possibilities, in particular for simple cases of alignment for example. The invisible gutter treatments are suitable for a very large number of cases: they will be able to attract you, in particular if you are afraid of wearing rings. The transparent aligners provided during the treatment must be changed every 15 days in order to gradually bring the teeth to the desired position. Only a specialist orthodontist will be able to tell you which treatment is best suited to your case: his expertise related to treatments performed on hundreds, even thousands of patients will allow him to guide you as best as possible according to the specifics of your case.

4–    How do I know if the lingual rings suit me?

First of all, be aware that lingual rings are part of the orthodontic treatments offered to adults. Then, there may be some restrictions depending on your chewing (for example if the bottom teeth are tapping against the top rings regularly, these may come off), but you should see this directly with the practitioner. Do not trust what you can read here or there about the duration of the treatment: only an orthodontist will be able to answer you precisely after seeing you.

5–    How to clean my teeth with lingual rings?

Keeping your teeth clean is important no matter what type of rings you use. Food gets stuck easily between the wires, so you must brush well after each meal: at the gums, above and below the rings. Since the lingual rings are on the back of your teeth, you will have to be very careful not to neglect this part. Your orthodontist can advise you and show you how to brush your teeth properly during and after your treatment.

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