DO I REQUIRE BRACES?

SOME OF THE CONDITIONS WHICH REQUIRES THE NEED  TO WEAR BRACES...

THEY ARE:

•  Upper front teeth far ahead from the lower teeth 
• Crowded upper and lower teeth..
•  Lower teeth closing ahead of the upper teeth. This condition is called cross bite.
• Lower teeth hiting the upper teeth on closing the mouth..
• Upper front teeth falling behind and grinding against lower teeth.
• Clicking sound felt while opening and closing the mouth.
• From side view, the lower jaw seems very small..
• From the side view, the lower jaw seems very large.
• Spacing between teeth.
• Any speech difficulties..
• Difficulty in eating and chewing..

 IF ONE OR MORE CONDITIONS  EXIST, THEN CONSULT YOUR DENTIST...

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FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT SMILES....

Everyone loves the quote “laughter is the best medicine,”

In fact, smiling can boost your mood and even your immune system. Keep reading for more fascinating facts about our smiles.





When you smile, great things can happen—for your appearance and your health.

  Psychologists have found that even if you’re in bad mood, you can instantly lift your spirits by forcing yourself to smile.

 Boosts your immune system:Smiling really can improve your physical health, too. Your body is more relaxed when you smile, which contributes to good health and a stronger immune system.

People who smile more tend to get sick less. Smiling boosts the immune system and can protect you from maladies such as the flu and cold. When you smile, there is also a noticeable reduction in your blood pressure

Your body immediately releases endorphins when you smile, even when you force it. This sudden change in mood will help you feel better and release stress.

·       .Smile is contagious:. It makes you and those around you smile.

      Universal sign of Happiness: While hand shakes, hugs, and bows all have varying meanings across cultures, smiling is known around the world and in all cultures it is a sign of happiness and acceptance.

·          Smiling lifts the face, making you look younger and more approachable, whereas frowns or scowls can be aging and are often interpreted as a cues to “stay away.” If you want to put people at ease in your presence… then show off your grin..

      

Smile relieves stress:  Your body immediately releases endorphins when you smile, even when you force it. This sudden change in mood will help you feel better and release stress.

   Smile use 5 to 53 muscles:: Just smiling can require your body to use up to 53 muscles, but some smiles only use 5 muscle movements.

Most easily recognizable facial expression: People can recognize smiles from up to 300 feet away, making it the most easily recognizable facial expression.

ATTENTION TO MOUTH BREATHERS... IS YOUR CHILD A MOUTH BREATHER..

Mouth Breathing and Malocclusion:

Mouth breathing is the immediate culprit in the development of malocclusion. 
                             
                         
                        
During development, the body is seeking the appropriate balance between the sphincter action of the buccinator muscles, which flatten our cheeks and push our jaws inward, and the outward pushing of our tongue, the strongest muscle in the human body. 

When children breathe through their mouths, their tongue is often placed out of position for supporting its side of the conflict. This leads to a constriction of the arch of the child's jaw.

In addition, the tongue can rest over where the back teeth are supposed to erupt, hampering the process and forcing the body to move the jaw back in order to properly get the rear teeth together, leading to a general overbite tendency in the population.

Furthermore, the development fostered by this process leads to mouth-breathing for the rest of that child's life in two ways. First, the tongue that now has insufficient room in the arch of the jaw is forced backward into the throat, leading to more constriction of the airway that is rectified with mouth-breathing. Second, the constriction of the arch of the jaw also leads to a high palate that constructs the turbinate space in the airways. This means that any swelling in the sinuses can restrict or block the airway, again forcing mouth breathing.
As bad as the condition sounds, we want you to know mouth breathing is a treatable condition. Doing so, though, requires early diagnosis and treatment.

WHAT CAUSES ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS OR MALOCCLUSION...?

                                       

Most malocclusions are inherited, but some are acquired. Inherited problems include crowding of teeth, too much space between teeth, extra or missing teeth, and a wide variety of other irregularities of the jaws, teeth and face.

Acquired malocclusions can be caused by trauma (accidents), thumb, finger or dummy (pacifier) sucking, airway obstruction by tonsils and adenoids, dental disease or premature loss of primary (milk teeth) or permanent teeth.

 Whether inherited or acquired, many of these problems affect not only alignment of the teeth but also facial development and appearance as well.

Hence orthodontic treatment has to be commenced at the early stage itself...


 

FEW GUIDELINES TO ENSURE THAT YOUR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENTS GOES SMOOTHLY.

                

• Be consistent in keeping your appointments. Dont try to postpone or cancel.
• Be on time to appointments. This gives us time to do everything we planned.
• Be diligent about wearing rubber bands, attachable appliances, etc...
• Avoid damage to your braces by following our food guidelines and wearing mouth protection during sports.
• Take good care of your teeth! Gum disease or restorative dental work can slow down orthodontic treatment. So proper and effective brushing is important...

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