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Certainly! The specialty of orthodontics in dentistry is the correction of misaligned jaws and teeth. Orthodontic therapy has several significant advantages beyond appearance:

1.Appropriate Teeth and Jaw Function: Orthodontics makes sure your teeth fit together properly so you can chew, speak, and bite with ease. Your jaw joints and muscles experience less strain when your bite is aligned.

2.Developing a Healthy Facial Structure and Smile: In addition to improving your smile, straightening your teeth also helps maintain face symmetry. A perfectly aligned grin can improve your appearance and give you more confidence.

3.Keeping a Good Bite: Problems such as excessive tooth wear, jaw pain, and discomfort can be avoided with an ideal bite alignment. Improved oral health is facilitated by a harmonious fit between your upper and lower teeth.

4.Preventing Tooth Decay and Loss: Cleaning teeth that are not positioned correctly might be difficult. By lowering the risk of cavities and gum disease, orthodontic therapy facilitates tooth maintenance.

5.Preventing Expensive Dental Procedures: If orthodontic problems are left untreated, they may eventually worsen and necessitate expensive dental procedures. Early misalignment correction can help you avoid requiring more involved therapies in the road.

Keep in mind that receiving orthodontic therapy improves your general dental health and well-being, not simply your appearance.

When a patient is undergoing orthodontic treatment, unforeseen events occur, such as a bracket falling off or becoming detached, and having a wire (archwire) that pinches or bothers. This can cause cuts and abrasions inside the mouth.

This type of situation should not happen if the advice given to each person when in consultation is put into practice. However, there are those who think it is impossible for it to happen if they eat hard, crunchy or sticky foods. Then, they realize how true the advice they had to put into practice is.

If this happens to them, they should be calm and patient. The first thing to do is to carefully remove the brackets from the appliance and store them in a safe place to prevent them from becoming deformed (and take them to the appointment). However, sometimes the brackets are held to the wire by the elastic.

And if the wire is bothersome, place some dental wax to prevent abuse or to alleviate and minimize chafing. Remember that if quick action is not taken, cold sores can occur on the cheek or gum.

In these situations you may wonder if it is an emergency or if you should wait until your next visit to the specialist.

Dr. Anna Salas always advises you to call the office immediately and notify them of what has happened so that they can reschedule your appointment as soon as possible. Waiting longer than usual could cause, in addition to discomfort, unwanted movement of the teeth that can lengthen the treatment time.

It should be noted that the braces are strongly adhered to the teeth but even so, biting on a hard or sticky food or object can cause the braces to detach or the arch to deform or come off.

However, NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER try to stick your braces with any strong glue as they contain dangerous substances and can damage the tooth or the molar.

We work to create smiles and we care about yours!