What is orthodontics?
Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry that focuses on diagnosing and treating “bad bites” (malocclusion). Common orthodontic treatments include braces, clear aligners and retainers.
The way your teeth fit together has a significant impact on your oral health. By improving the way your upper and lower teeth meet, you can reduce your risk for a host of oral health issues, including cavities, gum disease and excessive wear (erosion).
Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry that focuses on diagnosing and treating “bad bites” (malocclusion). Common orthodontic treatments include braces, clear aligners and retainers. The way your teeth fit together has a significant impact on your oral health
Benefits of orthodontics
Orthodontics has additional benefits over improving cosmetic appearance. The benefits for opting for straightening the teeth include:
- Improvement of self esteem
- Improved function of teeth including better chewing and clearer pronunciation and speech
- Reduced risk of dental caries occurring due to the collection of food particles between the teeth
- Reduced risk of gum injury and trauma due to overbites and malocclusions
Aims of orthodontic treatment
- Providing cosmetic correction and improving appearance
- Providing a healthy functional bite
- Preventing diseases of the teeth
Some of the dental malocclusions that may be corrected by orthodontics include:
- Crowded teeth – Crowding of teeth or poor alignment of teeth that may be too large for the mouth. This leads to a poor bite as well as an unsightly appearance. The most common teeth to crowd are the upper canine teeth.
- An open bite – This occurs when the lower end of the upper front teeth do not touch the upper end of the lower front teeth. This leads to insufficient chewing.
- Deep over bite – This describes when the top and bottom front teeth are not aligned and the bottom teeth tend to touch the roof of the mouth, sometimes damaging the gums and the palate. This may lead to gum damage, gum diseases, tooth loss and tooth wear.
- Cross bite – This occurs when the teeth ends do not meet. It leads to poor appearance, insufficient chewing and easily erodible teeth.
- Increased overjet – This describes when the upper teeth protrude and may result from thumb or finger sucking. This may also be due to uneven jaw bone growth.
- Reverse overjet – The lower jaw protrudes beyond the upper jaw. Aside from poor cosmetic appearance, it can lead to worn teeth.
- Spacing – Unnatural spacing between teeth may result from poorly developed, smaller or missing teeth.
Dr. Sushila Malik
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Dr Sushila Malik is specialist Endodontist (Gold medalist) and founder of CRAFT32 DENTAL CARE, Pune with around two decades of service behind the smiles of her patients.
She also has national and international presentations and publications to her credit. She researched extensively on root canal morphology of premolar tooth and published in renowned international journal. She also wrote and published book on interacanal medicaments. Dr. Sushila Malik succeasfully conducted many house full endodontic and rubberdam courses for dentist to teach them the latest advancements in dentistry.
She is also consultants to some of the hospitals and clinics.
A gifted clinician, she has earned the respect of her patients and colleagues with her broad spectrum of clinical skill and is notably popular for her excellent chairside manner and empathy for her patients. She keep herself abrest with the latest dental technologies. She believes in preventive regimens and meticulous recalls and diet analysis to prevent any extensive procedures for the little ones.
We are committed to creating a calm, pleasant atmosphere for the patients, while maintaining the strictest hygiene standards. Everything we do is aimed at making you feel comfortable, while we take care of your oral Healthcare.
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