How to correct overbite in adults

Overbite is a relatively serious dental deformity, which is usually caused by incorrect breastfeeding posture or genetics. Therefore, deformed teeth such as overbite will appear from an early age, which not only poses a hidden danger to oral health, but also has a great impact on image. Therefore, after adulthood, people gradually begin to pay attention to orthodontic methods, hoping to have a healthy and beautiful set of teeth. So, how to correct overbite in adults?

General orthodontics.

The "iron teeth and steel teeth" correction method we usually see uses adhesives to stick the correction device to the teeth. Patients cannot take it off or put it on by themselves, and it can only be installed and removed and adjusted by the orthodontist. You need to go for a follow-up visit every month, and the doctor will gradually increase the force to move the teeth to the ideal designed state, and the orthodontic work is basically completed. After removing the braces, you will need to wear a retainer for a period of time to consolidate the orthodontic results and prevent recurrence.

Invisible orthodontics.

Invisible orthodontics is an orthodontic treatment in which all appliances are installed on the lingual side of the teeth, so it is also called lingual orthodontics. This orthodontic method does not allow for visible braces, and normal social and occupational activities can still be carried out during orthodontic treatment. Unconsciously, the tooth arrangement has changed and the facial image has changed. Moreover, the orthodontic appliance is precise, compact, and has less foreign body sensation in the mouth, which greatly improves the patient's comfort. The use of a robot to bend the orthodontic archwire greatly improves the accuracy and effect of the correction and shortens the treatment course.

Cosmetic crown correction is to correct deformed teeth by making porcelain teeth, which means grinding down your teeth evenly and then putting on a porcelain crown. The previous methods take a relatively long time to treat. Adult orthodontics generally takes one and a half to two years. Some people are concerned about such a long time. The biggest feature of porcelain correction is its short time. Generally, it requires two visits and a week, so porcelain correction is also called rapid correction.

prevention

1. During breastfeeding, correct improper breastfeeding posture and avoid excessive protrusion of the baby's lower jaw.

2. Maintain the spacing of prematurely lost deciduous teeth. It is especially important to try to maintain the spacing of prematurely lost upper deciduous molars. Remove retained teeth, especially retained lower deciduous molars as early as possible.

3. If the disease is caused by chronic tonsillitis, the tonsil disease should be treated promptly.

4. Crossbite of the anterior teeth caused by insufficient wear of the deciduous canines can be corrected by adjusting the excessive occlusal interference and allowing the mandible to reposition itself.

5. If it is caused by bad oral habits, the bad habits should be corrected as soon as possible.