Correction and prevention methods of overbite

The picture of Zhu Yuanzhang in the middle school textbooks has made many students laugh unscrupulously, "Like the moon!" "Like a mango!" Such words are clearly a sting in the ears of students with overbite. I can't laugh without restraint, I can't have a beautiful and generous smile, saliva often flies when I talk, and it seems that there is always a section of my chin. As a relatively common dental and maxillofacial malformation, overbite brings psychological pressure and physiological impacts to patients that are unimaginable to ordinary people. Regarding this issue, the following article will tell you about the correction and prevention of overbite.

Except for a small number of patients who have congenital overbite, most patients have overbite due to bad living habits (such as biting pencils, sucking fingers, biting lips, sticking out tongue, etc.). In addition to affecting a person's appearance, overbite of teeth also has a great impact on chewing function. In addition to necessary correction of overbite, early prevention is more important.

1. The deciduous tooth stage (4-5 years old): This stage is mainly suitable for deciduous tooth crossbite (underbite). Early correction is beneficial to the development of the maxillary bone and prevents permanent tooth crossbite. If a child has bad habits such as sticking out the tongue or biting his lips, these habits can be corrected at this stage to prevent malocclusion.

2. Tooth replacement stage (girls: 8-10 years old, boys: 9-12 years old) : If your child is found to have bad habits such as biting lips, sticking out tongue, protruding lower jaw, as well as abnormal facial shape and abnormal tooth arrangement during the tooth replacement stage, you should go to the hospital to see an orthodontic doctor for examination in time to determine whether it is dental, functional or skeletal malocclusion, and to clarify the treatment plan. Generally speaking, it can be corrected by combining removable orthodontic appliances with fixed orthodontic appliances.

3. Permanent tooth stage (girls: 11-14 years old, boys: 13-15 years old): At this time, the child’s teeth have been replaced and the bones have developed to a certain extent. Common malocclusions can be well treated at this stage. Removable appliances are used in conjunction with fixed appliances for correction. At this time, treatment can be carried out through removable orthodontic appliances, fixed orthodontic appliances, functional orthodontic appliances, etc.

4. Youth (girls: 13-18 years old, boys: 14-18 years old): Although the human skeleton is not yet mature at this time, it has basically taken shape, and children will have a more proactive understanding of their own dental problems. If it is dental or mild bony overbite, it can still be corrected with braces.

5. Adult stage (over 18 years old): People’s skeleton is relatively mature (not absolutely). At this time, except for the dental overbite mentioned above, most of the patients are skeletal overbite. Conditions like these can be corrected through surgical orthodontics.