Besides aligning teeth and achieving a better occlusion, what else can Orthodontics help us with?
The first thing to note is that the diagnosis of the patient must always be a global diagnosis, which means that many disciplines in the field of dentistry will always rely on orthodontics to achieve better results.
Examples of orthodontics to align teeth and correct the patient’s occlusion
Here are three examples where orthodontics, in addition to aligning the teeth and correcting the patient’s occlusion, is necessary:
Prosthetic rehabilitation with implants
In a prosthetic rehabilitation with implants, we often find teeth adjacent to the spaces and in the antagonist arch that are inclined, extruded or poorly positioned. It is vital to arrange the teeth present in their ideal position so that the parallelism when placing the implant is more correct and the posterior crown is more adequate, thus achieving better function and esthetics.
Aesthetic orthodontics
In aesthetic dentistry cases, in a patient who needs veneers for example, if there is overcrowding we should solve it beforehand. Why? Because correcting the overcrowding, the carving of the teeth that will support those veneers will be more minimal, more conservative, and the result of the treatment will be more natural.
Orthodontics applied to periodontics
And finally, another area where two specialties are combined, is the case of orthodontics applied to periodontics. In patients with well-controlled periodontal disease, in maintenance, orthodontics also generates many benefits, such as resolving those little corners due to poor alignment where plaque usually accumulates, making hygiene difficult, and even reducing the pockets that appear after the loss of bone and gum.
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Dr. Beatriz Izquierdo
Dentist at Clínica Ilzarbe, specialized in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
