How can a fixed appliance change your face and give you a beautiful smile? In people with long face shape, there is sometimes a problem with dental crowding, that is, and as a result we have teeth crowding due to the lack of space. The fixed appliance will provide stability of the bite and improve
Read moreStraightening the teeth with fixed appliances requires detailed and precise testing, which most often indicates the inability to position the teeth in the available space of the jaw (the so-called crowding), while a nicer smile is the result of proper long-term treatment and comes at the end. Extensive testing is required to diagnose crowding. They
Read moreThe gaps between teeth are most often due to a disproportion between the size of the teeth in relation to the dimension of the jaw bone, i.e. the alveolar ridge. In the case presented, the gaps are the result of the protrusion of the upper and lower front teeth. The inclination of the upper and
Read moreWhat does crossbite of front teeth mean ? The shown interposition of the upper and lower teeth is conditioned by retroinclined crowns of the upper front teeth inwards. Such a situation results that the lower jaw is in the protruded position when biting. What is affected by crossbite and forced bite? When the jaw is
Read moreWhat does open bite mean ? The inability to touch the front teeth at bite is defined as the open bite at the front. The case presented manifests a prolonged face and open bite in the frontal segment combined with lacking of space in the dental arches. How does using fixed appliance improve the aesthetics
Read moreDeep bite with the patient is manifested when looking at the teeth themselves, but also through the construction of the face, which shows smaller lower third part of it. Studying the profile indicates the retraction of the lower jaw towards the back, compared to other facial structures. Gingiva (gums) is also present at a maximum
Read moreA drastic difference in smile has been achieved by the orthodontic treatment. The patient was under the treatment with a fixed appliance together with the additional wearing of J-HOOKs. A pronounced gingival smile (gummy smile) Compensated
Read moreThe case presented was diagnosed as a deep bite of dental origin. This actually means that the bone structure relationships are completely correct and that the clinical picture presented is caused solely by the arrangement of the teeth. The therapeutic result could be achieved by extracting the first premolars in the upper and second
Read moreA deep bite can be caused by the position of the bones of the lower part of the face which are arranged so that the patient has a described symptom. This can be due to the overgrowth of the upper or lower teeth in the anterior segment of the face, or their overerruption (this
Read moreBEFORE THE TREATMENT The patient has a pronounced deficient profile with a retracted lower jaw. The teeth accordingly have no harmonized occlusal contact. AFTER THE TREATMENT The therapy was conducted by fixed appliance, and by the use of extraoral forces for a period of two and a half years. The profile has been significantly improved.
Read moreIn patients with true crowding (lack of space for placing the permanent teeth in the available bone space), the therapeutic procedure is to reduce the number of permanent teeth. Often in orthodontic practice for the patient, such a treatment plan is surprising and raises a number of questions. Here are some of the answers :
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