Orthodontics is a dental treatment where the dentist reconstructing the entire facial appearance along with the functional efficiency rather than focusing exclusively on teeth .

What all abnormalities can be corrected Orthodontically?
SKELETAL PROBLEMS & DENTAL PROBLEMS AND ORAL HABIT CORRECTIONS

SKELETAL ABNORMALITIES AND HABIT CORRECTIONS:

• Upper and lower jaw bone discrepencies/abnormalities ie, maxilla and mandible growth  abnormalities(deficiency or excess growth of upper or lower jaw bones)
• Tongue thrusting by a child
• Mouth breathing of a child while sleeping
• Thumb sucking of a child even after the age of 4
• Inefficiency to chew food properly

DENTAL ABNORMALITIES CORRECTIONS:

Any unesthetic apperance and functional problems due to the abnormal or malpositioning of teeth can be corrected orthodontically using dental braces.

What is the right age to start orthodontic treatment?

SKELETAL ABNORMALITIES AND HABIT CORRECTIONS :

These type of problems must be identified and corrected as early as possible at the growth periods ie, up to 12 years for boys and upto 14 years for girls.

These treatments must be done before the orthodontic treatment using dental braces.

DENTAL ABNORMALITIES:

These are the most common treatments that we seen in our life. There is no age limit to get treated orthododntically with dental braces. Many think that orthodontics means only treatment with dental braces.

SMILE & ORTHODONTICS:

Treatment done to reposition teeth and bone to a very desirable position in mouth for better esthetics and function.

Types of brackets(braces) used in Orthodontics:Ceramic (tooth coloured) brackets / Stainless steel brackets

LINGUAL ORTHODONTICS :

Orthodontic treatment where brackets are fixed inner side of teeth so that it is not visible.

PREPROSTHETIC ORTHODONTICS:

It is a short term orthodontic treatment (3 to 6 months) to align teeth with minor movements for a final smile designing procedure.