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Orthodontic Correction Lower Crowding Time Lapse Video
Orthodontic Correction Lower Crowding Time Lapse Video
This video shows the treatment results on a patient that had significant crowding of the lower teeth, with a blocked out lower canine. The orthodontic treatment was done with braces on the upper and lower teeth. The results were achieved without the removal (extraction) of any teeth.
In most cases these days, we are able to treat patients without having any teeth extracted. That can be a challenge in cases like this where the person has significant crowding and there is one tooth that is completely blocked out of the dental arch. There are several techniques we use to make enough room for blocked out teeth like this. We expanded both the upper and lower dental arches. Basically, this means we uprighted the side teeth and widened them a little bite. This widening makes more room for the teeth. The lower front teeth were also very upright. Looking down at the lower front teeth from above you can see more of the front surface of the teeth than the back side of the teeth. For teeth to fit normally, the front teeth should actually be angled forward. We angled the front teeth forward for this patient, and that also made more room.
The final technique we used is called interproximal reduction of some of the lower teeth. This is a fancy way of saying we went in between some of the lower teeth and made them a little bit skinnier. Usually we use a sanding disk in between the teeth to do this. This technique is very effective in allowing us to straighten the teeth without having to resort to dental extractions to make enough room. This interproximal reduction is pretty quick, the patient does not need to be numbed up to have it done, and it stays well within the enamel of the teeth so there isn’t any sensitivity afterwards. The use of these three techniques allowed us to make enough room for all the teeth to fit.
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Orthodontic Correction of Lower Crowding Time Lapse Video
Anterior Crossbite Correction Time Lapse Video
Anterior crossbite correction time lapse video. This video show the correction of a crossbite of the lower left canine tooth and a correction of a deepbite. The results were achieved without the extraction of any teeth with the use of traditional orthodontic braces. The treatment mechanics included expansion of the dental arches, and interproximal reduction (IPR) of some of the lower teeth. Interproximal reduction is the technique of using a sanding disk in between some of the teeth to make the teeth slightly narrower. Typically, this reduced the width of the teeth by a few tenths of a millimeter per contact. This reduction stays well within the enamel of the teeth and patients do not have any sensitivity afterwards. Retention was with a fixed (bonded) retainer glued to the inside of the lower canine teeth and a removable retainer for the upper teeth. Check out our other patient education videos on our YouTube Channel.
Anterior Crossbite Correction Time Lapse Video by Kyger Orthodontics
Impacted Maxillary Canine Diagram
Impacted Maxillary Canine Diagram. This is a patient educational hand-out from the American Association of Orthodontists. It shows from start to finish how an impacted canine in the palate is moved down into it’s proper position. The way this technique works is we send the patient over to the oral surgeon. The surgeon numbs up the area and then exposes the tooth. An attachment is bonded on to the tooth and this attachment has a tiny chain coming off of it. We see you in our office about once a month tie tie a fresh rubber band onto this chain. Over time, this slowly moves the impacted canine down into it’s proper position. The time it takes to bring the canine down into place varies from person to person and it is also dependent on where the canine is initially positioned. The farther away it is from it’s ideal spot, the longer it will take to bring into place. We have more patient information at our website. Check it out!
Impacted Upper Canine Image
Upper Crooked Teeth Time Lapse Video: Kyger Orthodontics
Upper Crooked Teeth Time Lapse Video: Kyger Orthodontics
This video shows the correction of some very out out place teeth in the upper jaw. This treatment was done with traditional braces and no teeth needed to be removed to accomplish this result. At the end of the video we show a facial morph as well, so you can see how the patient looks at the end. Check it out!
Upper Crooked Teeth
Dental Trauma, What to do with a Broken or Loosened Tooth
Dental Trauma- Broken or Loosened Tooth.
This is a patient education brochure from the American Association of Orthodontists on what to do if you or your child has an dental trauma and what to do with a broken or loosened tooth.
Dental Trauma-Broken or Loosened Tooth
Dental Trauma- Knocked Out Permanent Tooth
Dental Trauma- Knocked Out Permanent Tooth Education Flier. This is a publication by the American Association of Orthodontists to help educate you on what to do in case a permanent tooth is knocked out.
Dental Trauma- Knocked out Permanent Tooth
Orthodontic Problems to Watch for in Adults
Orthodontic Problems to Watch for in Adults.
Here is a publication by the American Association of Orthodontists showing some examples of bite problems you should be looking for. These photos show examples of the following:
- Crowding
- Spacing
- Anterior Crossbite
- Tooth Wear/Bruxism
- Periodontal Problems
- Impacted/Tipped/Missing Teeth
- Protrusion
- Open Bite
- Deep Bite
If you feel you need an exam please contact our office:
Orthodontic Problems to Watch for in Adults
Orthodontic Problems to Watch Out for in 7 Year Olds
Orthodontic Problems to Watch out for in 7 Year Olds
The American Association of Orthodontists recommends that children get their first orthodontic check up at age 7. Here is a publication by the AAO showing some examples of orthodontic problems to watch out for in 7 year olds. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. It is a lot easier to look at these pictures to understand what an orthodontic problem looks like than to read a description. These photos show examples of an anterior crossbite, posterior crossbite, crowding, open bite, protrusion of the upper front teeth, ectopic eruption of a first molar, an underbite, spacing, and a finger habit. If you feel you need an exam please contact our office:
Orthodontic Problems to Watch for in 7 Year Olds- Photos
How Orthodontic Braces Work
Metal Braces
Clear Orthodontic Braces
How Orthodontic Braces Work
Orthodontic braces work by using brackets that are glued onto you teeth. These brackets have small slots in the front surfaces of them and it is into these slots that the orthodontic wires fit into place. These wires are held in place by small elastic ties that fit around the brackets. Over time, these wires put pressure on your teeth and this moves your teeth into their proper positions.
The brackets (braces) that most orthodontists use these days are not all the same. Each of your teeth has a different size and shape to them. The brackets do as well. So, for instance, a bracket that is made for an upper front tooth (incisor) would not fit correctly on a lower side tooth (bicuspid). Each of these brackets is custom made for the particular tooth it is supposed to fit on. They have different thicknesses, and the slots that the wire fits into are made at just the right angle for that particular tooth.
This system of making the braces to fit individual teeth and to have the slots made at just the right angle to move the teeth to their ideal final positions was developed by an orthodontist named Lawrence (Larry) Andrews in the 1970’s. He is a really smart guy, and very nice by the way. Anyway, this is the type of system that most orthodontists use these days. Before Dr. Andrews developed this system, all of the brackets had the same sized slot cut into them. That meant that the orthodontist had to put individual bends into the wires for every individual tooth in the mouth. That system worked, but it was a total pain for both the orthodontist and the patient. It takes a long time to put all those bends into the wires, and it hurts when one of these wires with all these bend on it is pushed into the brackets.
The other aspect to how braces move your teeth is the wires that are used. Back in the day, orthodontists had stainless steel wires and that was about it. These days, orthodontists have a number of different high-tech wires to use that move your teeth faster and more comfortably. The first wire or two that an orthodontist will use on your teeth are very flexible. They almost feel like rubber. This is beneficial in a number of ways. These flexible wires put a more regulated and constant force on your teeth. This means they are not only more comfortable, but they also move your teeth faster and you don’t need to get them adjusted as often. As the teeth straighten out, the orthodontist is able to put in progressively thicker and stiffer wires until you get to those stainless steel wires mentioned earlier.
Most people that have braces will need to wear elastics or rubber bands. These typically go from one or more of the upper braces to one or more of the lower braces. These elastics pull on your teeth and move them in the direction that the need to move.
I’ve mentioned several times in this post about how the braces/wires/elastic put pressure on your teeth. This pressure is transmitted from the teeth to the bone that surrounds them. The bone responds to this pressure and ‘remodels’ around the tooth. Some bone is taken away in some areas and added in other areas around the tooth, depending on the direction it is being pushed.
That is pretty much how braces move teeth. If you are interested, you can check out our website for more information.