Orthodontic treatment is about so much more than aesthetics. Today our Santa Monica dentist is sharing helpful information about how dental alignment can affect oral health and how your smile ages. Keep reading to learn more about the keys of orthodontic treatment…
Structural Orthodontic Treatment
When you hear about braces and orthodontics, you probably first think about using these treatments in order to achieve cosmetic result. While orthodontics undoubtedly deliver aesthetic results, they have wider applications in the world of dentistry. Using orthodontics, you can improve the way that your smile functions, and even how it ages over time.
Common Applications
Structural orthodontic treatment is used to improve a number of commonly experienced dental problems, like overbites, underbites, and crossbites. Improving how your top and bottom teeth come together helps to minimize dental attrition and damage, whole protecting your temporomandibular joints from unnecessary strain and irritation.
Considerations
Before starting treatment, it is important that your dental team ensures that your smile is healthy enough for orthodontic care. Existing cavities and oral infections, for example, should be proactively treated. Likewise, if you need to rebuild missing tooth structure or replace existing crowns, you should do this before we start to move your teeth.
As always, our Santa Monica dentists are here to answer any questions that you may have about restorative and aesthetic dentistry. The best way to reach our team is to call our office, or use the Contact Us page on our website.