Is orthodontics harmful to teeth?

Some people think that orthodontics has an effect on dental pulp and root. In fact, the toothache or discomfort produced in the initial stage of treatment can disappear after adaptation and will not affect the pulp.

During orthodontics, the root surface also undergoes reconstruction activities such as absorption and proliferation. Therefore, after the general treatment is completed, the root can return to normal by virtue of its own repair ability, so there is no lasting impact on the root.

For people with severely crowded dentition and protruding teeth, it may be necessary to extract teeth during correction (mostly wisdom teeth, and small teeth will give priority to tooth decay). However, it is precisely because of the existence of the tooth extraction gap that the neatly protruding and crowded front teeth can be restored, and the tooth extraction gap will gradually close, and there will be no gap at the end of orthodontics, let alone the trouble of re-extracting teeth.