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What are the advantages and disadvantages of correcting teeth?

With the improvement of people's living standards, many people now have higher requirements for the beauty of teeth. Correcting teeth can not only make teeth neat and beautiful, but also have great therapeutic effect.

I. Advantages of Orthodontics

1, periodontal health. Irregular tooth arrangement is very difficult to clean, which is easy to cause periodontal disease.

2. Prevent occlusal trauma. When the bite force is unbalanced, the teeth are easy to be damaged, leading to loosening and falling off.

3. Improve facial skeletal abnormalities. Wearing corrective devices can improve the abnormal development of facial bones.

4. Enhance the chewing function. Help digestion and nutrient absorption, and abnormal occlusion in adults will affect chewing.

5. Improve oral function. Such as pronunciation, lip sealing, avoiding dryness of oral mucosa and improving oral anti-infection ability.

6. Improve self-confidence. Beautiful face, beautiful dentition, confidence in yourself and normal personality development.

Second, correct the shortcomings of teeth.

1, resulting in tooth loosening. After the correction is completed, the tooth looseness will increase, which will easily lead to excessive tooth looseness.

2, it has an adverse effect on the roots. Excessive orthodontic force greatly increases the risk of root resorption.

3, there is pulpitis. At the initial stage of orthodontics, dental pulp is prone to mild or temporary inflammation and other adverse reactions.

4. Reduce the height of alveolar bone. After orthodontics, the height of alveolar bone will be reduced a little.