What should I do if I need to extract a tooth for orthodontic treatment?

Nowadays, people are paying more and more attention to the health of teeth. If a friend has crooked teeth, they can also correct them, so that the growth angle of the teeth can be slightly adjusted. There are many aspects to orthodontic treatment. If the teeth are crowded and uneven, it may be necessary to extract the teeth for correction. The adjusted teeth will have better results. To find out which teeth need to be extracted and corrected, patients can go to a dental hospital to consult a regular doctor. If they don’t want to have their teeth extracted, it is actually possible, but the aesthetic effect will not be as good.

The purpose of tooth extraction for orthodontic treatment

Use the space left by tooth extraction to align crowded teeth. Patients with crowding degree II-III are more likely to have tooth extraction.

Use the extraction space to retract the front teeth, improve the protrusion of the dental arch, and improve the facial shape. For example, some people have protruding lips. After tooth extraction and correction, the protrusion of the lips will become smaller and the face shape will become more beautiful.

The extraction gap is used to adjust the occlusal relationship of the posterior teeth so that the cusps of the posterior teeth are staggered, the occlusal contact area is maximized, and the best chewing efficiency is achieved.

How to determine whether tooth extraction is necessary during orthodontic treatment

Because orthodontic extraction is a necessary step to correct some malocclusions. Depending on the type and degree of malocclusion, some malocclusions do not require tooth extraction at all, while some malocclusions cannot be cured without tooth extraction. Orthodontic tooth extraction when necessary can achieve ideal tooth arrangement. Orthodontists prefer diseased teeth and teeth that have the least impact on chewing function. Extracting some teeth has little impact on chewing function. It promotes rather than hinders health. There is no significant difference in the impact on the health of the teeth between those who have their teeth extracted and those who do not. Orthodontic tooth extraction can be performed with almost zero pain under good surgical anesthesia. The gap after tooth extraction was finally closed completely with braces. When it comes to tooth extraction, the approach should be "Those that need to be extracted must be extracted, those that should not be extracted should not be extracted, and those that can be extracted or not should be resolved through negotiation" - "Tooth extraction should generally be symmetrical, if you extract the left, you should also extract the right, if you extract the top, you should also extract the bottom, and special cases should be treated specially."

What to do if you don't want to have your teeth extracted during orthodontic treatment

Generally speaking, when teeth need to be extracted for orthodontic treatment, bicuspids are given priority. In some cases, mandibular incisors or teeth with severe decay or damage may be extracted. Of course, if you do not want to extract teeth or want to extract fewer teeth, you have to follow the plan developed by the doctor, or choose a better correction method, such as ultra-fast self-ligating orthodontics. In fact, a correction plan is only good if it works well.