The word meaning is ortho 'neat', donti while ”dontos dont word derives from root and means 'tooth'. It is a branch of dentistry, which aims to correct the misalignment of the teeth, misalignment of the lower and upper jaw teeth, and facial skeletal disorders. Orthodontics can also help you protect your oral health by treating these problems. The perplexed teeth appear to be aesthetically bad, however, due to the difficulty of cleaning, they pose a risk for tooth decay and cause problems in the jaw joint at an older age due to closure disorder. The orthodontist decides whether orthodontic treatment is appropriate for you using x-rays and some tools.
When to start treatment?
The optimal age range is between 10 and 14 years. This period is a period in which the child's head and mouth continue to develop and the teeth can be smoother, but orthodontic treatment can be done at any age. The tooth-like densities can be corrected at any age. We have patients in our clinic even in the 50s.
The treatment and history of braces
Since the end of 1700s, dental braces have been applied. In the years when the braces were first applied (in the late 1700s and early 1800s), rings such as rings were surrounded by all teeth. This Halkalan paints both oral hygiene and halitosis. At the end of the treatment there was a gap of 0.25 mm between the teeth.
Orthodontic Metal Bracket With the developing technology, effective adhesives have been put into use. Thus, the use of the rings was abandoned and the brackets, called the 2 mm square brackets on the tooth, were started to be bonded directly. Thus, it was easier for patients to get used to the braces, oral hygiene improved, and patients were started to use them more comfortably.
Lingual Orthodontics Despite all these developments, the fact that the braces are metal is still a disadvantage and the patients who are uncomfortable with the vision of the braces could not wear the braces. To solve this problem, a system called lingual orthodontics was developed. In this system, the teeth were attached to the sides of the teeth, not facing the cheek and the side of the lip. The teeth were no longer visible and the patients could laugh easily. But she couldn't use her braces comfortably. Because the brackets attached to the inside of the teeth caused disturbing injuries in the tongue and prolonged the treatment period. These problems in lingual orthodontics led researchers to a new search.
Orthodontic Transparent Bracket 2mm square wide brackets, which are adhered on the teeth, are made of invisible metals. In the production of these brackets hard plastic porcelain and transparent or tooth-colored materials such as sapphire were used. Thanks to the transparent brackets, the braces are no longer as specific as in the metals and do not attract attention. This system has been used for many years. But it was a disadvantage that it was fixed to the teeth.
Orthodontic Transparent Plaque If you want to be removed by the patient on the teeth of a certain undetectable system was entered into a search. And transparent plaque treatment came up. Nowadays cleaneligner invisalign sytem with many commercial names such as transparent plates are produced.