Orthodontics, when to start?

There are two very different types of orthodontics: orthopedics and brackets.

orthopedics

orthopedics corrects skeletal lace problems. They are usually removable appliances, although there are also fixed ones, but their objective is not so much dental correction as skeletal. These appliances must be put on when there is still growth, since precisely what is intended is to take advantage of this growth and redirect it appropriately.

orthopedic orthodontics is a very effective orthodontics and corrects problems that if we wait until growth has stopped, they can no longer be corrected if it is not by going through the operating room and undergoing an operation.

Bracketts

orthodontics with bracketts correct and order the teeth within the dental arches. With it we also get a correct dental fit.

The bracketts are only placed in the permanent dentition and are usually treatments that begin once the child has already changed all the milk teeth and has all the permanent dentition. It must be said, therefore, that sometimes and due to very specific problems, action is taken in a very short period and only on some teeth, yes, definitive, earlier.

Treatment in phases

In some cases an exclusive orthopedic treatment is necessary, while in others it is enough. In addition, we find more complex cases in which both treatments are required. That is to say, in which an orthopedic treatment must be done first, and at the end of all the dental replacement, a treatment with bracketts. These types of cases are called two-phase treatments. The 1st is the orthopedic and the 2nd the bracketts, with a rest period between them.

Take care of your teeth now, less problems in the future

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• The goal of the orthodontics orthopedic is the correction of skeletal lace in the growth stage.
• orthodontics with bracketts corrects the teeth to obtain a correct dental fit.
• Taking care of teeth from a young age is very important, which is why more and more companies offer specific dental health insurance with interesting coverage.