Basic Orthodontics

A person with an extended chin may have to see a dentist as soon as possible; he may have Prognathism. It is the extension of the jaw that happens when problems in the face bones cause the teeth to be misaligned. It might also be because of genetics, or inherited conditions like Crouzon syndrome or basal cell nevus syndrome.

Possible effects maybe difficulty in talking, biting, or chewing. Treatment can be in the form of orthodontics and surgery, braces, or teeth removal. Here’s a partial list of prominent personalities with this condition:

Charles II of Spain
Marie Antoinette
Jay Leno

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Teeth seems to be overcrowded? Misaligned? Lower teeth more prominent that the upper one? Most likely it’s Malocclusion. Here’s the scientific definition: a misalignment of teeth and/or incorrect relation between the teeth of two dental arches. In sever cases, people with this condition have a hard time eating or speaking.

Causes include thumb sucking, pacifier use, tooth loss, or if children have a small jaw, their teeth may grow in a place that’s too small.

If diagnosed early, some teeth may need to be taken out to ensure that there’s space for new teeth to grow. Next, braces are attached. For adults, surgery is required. As usual, early detection and treatment is suggested.

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Usually, the upper-jaw teeth should be outside of the lower ones. If one or more lower-jaw teeth is on the outside, this is what you would call a crossbite.

What causes crossbite? It can either be genetic or habits such as thumb sucking, or sever tongue thrusting. A genetic type of crossbite can be identified by the lower jaw wider than the upper. If left untreated one side of the jaw will grow longer, the nasal airways get too narrow, and jaw joints don’t work well. Adults with this kind of condition can only be corrected with surgery.

In order to avoid this, have the dentist check your children’s teeth as soon as possible. At an early age, this can be corrected by a simple fixed appliance.

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If your child or any child in your family that is, develops thumb sucking and in time doesn’t stop from the habit, it is possible some teeth to get misplaced, crowded or crooked. And this will lead to Orthodontic treatment and braces/brackets might be required to correct these teeth problems. Try to find a good Orthodontist from your area, have the child be seen and scheduled for the treatment. Then, brace yourself for the amount you need to cash out because it’s not a joke having braces nowadays.

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Another common situation that will lead to orthodontic treatment is “crowding of the teeth”. In this situation, there is insufficient room for the normal complement of adult teeth, which can sometimes makes the teeth being extracted in order to make enough room for the remaining teeth. But, with Orthodontics this problem can be resolved by placing braces over the teeth involved.

Many suffer from discomfort and even pain in the jaw which may be attributed to too good your care for your teeth. Teeth as we know come first at wisdom teeth or baby teeth which eventually fall out giving way to our permanent set of teeth that is designed to last us our lifetime. But the fast-paced lifestyle of today along with the many stuff we call junk food that we all crave for, these teeth wear out prematurely, sometimes too early.
Back to the wisdom tooth, there comes a time in a child’s life (normally as we enter adolescence) when the permanent teeth have to come out and perfect baby teeth may impede the process resulting in impacted tooth. Sadly, this is only visible with x-ray’s which can give a clear view of the tooth that may even be growing horizontally causing pain as it pushes against the roots and nerves of the perfect baby teeth. It can be corrected easily but it may involve the extraction of some of the baby teeth to give the permanent teeth room to grow into taking away the pressure on the nerves thus the pain.