– Reasons that make people use teeth braces.
– The important benefits of bracing the teeth.
The teeth refer to a set of a hard, calcareous structure that is present in the mouth of animals which is used for eating, chewing and biting.
Human beings can have problems with their teeth, especially when they are still young. Serious teeth problems occur to children most of the times.
A tooth brace provides optimum support to the tooth and also firmly guides or holds it. A functional brace is a type of brace which people wear over both the upper and lower teeth.
People wear it over a long period of time for them to achieve the purpose of wearing the braces. Although, sometimes, it is worn for a short period of time just to correct a minor problem with the teeth.
Also, it is removable to ensure its proper cleaning.
There are also many teeth problems that can occur, it is possible to have crooked teeth and/or a misaligned bite (an underbite or overbite).
When this happens, there are a variety of treatments that can help straighten teeth, including braces and retainers.
When children are growing up, they have a higher tendency of developing a set of teeth with a poor alignment or overcrowding of the teeth.
The dentist can prescribe that the child should wear a functional brace on his or teeth to effect adequate correction.
The brace helps to exert gentle pressure on their teeth over a period of time which will pull the teeth back into the correct position.
The period that people will wear these functional braces vary from person to person, it depends on the extent of the orthodontic problem.
If the problem is severe, the individual can wear it for a long time.
Wearing functional braces can also help to;
- Correct an overlapping of the teeth.
Effects of braces on the teeth. - Widen the upper arch.
- Push incisors forwards to correct an anterior crossbite
- To improve deep bites
- To push teeth backward if they stick out.
- Achieve a proper and correct set of teeth.
