Correction of overbite will affect the face shape

We usually call the teeth that are ugly and protruding as buck teeth. In fact, there are many types of buck teeth. The upper teeth that are more prominent than the lower teeth are called "overbite". Of course, if the lower teeth are more prominent than the upper teeth, it is called "underbite". The nature of these two types of buck teeth is similar, except that the protrusions are in different places. Many people choose to have their teeth corrected. So will the correction of teeth for overbite affect the face shape?

symptom

1. Patients with maxillary protrusion have short upper lips, and their upper front teeth are tilted and protruding outside the mouth.

2. Congenital deficiency of individual teeth, resulting in a short mandibular dental arch and a long and narrow maxillary dental arch.

3. The maxillary dental arch is narrow, the palate is high, and the lower front teeth bite on the lingual protuberance at the cervical edge of the crowns of the upper front teeth or the soft structure of the upper palate. The lower lip is close to the lingual side of the upper front teeth.

4. Bad habits, such as sucking the thumb, can cause the upper palate and upper front teeth to move forward, while the lower front teeth and lower jaw move backward, making the upper jaw more protruding.

5. The relationship between posterior teeth is mostly distal-medial, but a few are neutral.

Correction method

1. For overbite caused by maxillary retrusion: maxillary osteotomy and advancement surgery are used. This orthodontic surgery method uses a special maxillary osteotomy method to move the maxilla forward as a whole to achieve the purpose of overbite correction. By moving the maxilla forward, the facial depression caused by maxillary retraction can be significantly improved.

2. For underbite caused by mandibular protrusion: use mandibular splitting surgery. This method of orthodontic surgery is to correct the dental problem of mandibular protrusion by cutting the mandible bone and then moving the mandible back as a whole. This type of orthodontic surgery can not only shorten the length of the mandible, but also adjust the proportions of the entire face, making the face more coordinated and beautiful.

3. Correction with braces

The most commonly used ones are fixed braces and removable braces, which are braces that you can wear and take off. There are also some new ones, such as braces made on the tongue side, and braces made of tooth-colored, such as ceramic braces, or transparent ones such as molded braces. These are also called aesthetic braces or invisible braces.

4. Adults with overbite can use surgical orthodontics, which is also called "dental surgery orthodontics" or "surgical orthodontic beauty". It is a surgical method to correct the misalignment of teeth and alveolar processes in adults (over 18 years old). Children's dental deformities are most suitable for traditional correction by wearing braces because the body is in the growth period. Adults have stopped jaw development, so although most can still be corrected by this method, it often takes 1 to 2 years or even longer to complete the treatment. Some deformities, such as upper and lower alveolar protrusion, cannot achieve the ideal effect by traditional non-surgical methods, but surgical orthodontics can complete the correction within 2 to 3 hours.

Postoperative precautions

1. Overcome the discomfort during the initial wearing period: In the first few days or even one or two weeks of wearing braces, it may cause soreness or even pain in the teeth, as well as tingling in the cheek and lip mucosa. Patients should be mentally prepared for this and cooperate with the doctor to get through this initial period.

2. Carefully protect the corrective devices: The brackets bonded to the tooth surface and the archwires passing through them are very delicate devices, and patients must take extra care of them. This requires the following: brushing your teeth carefully and gently to avoid violent collisions with the devices; eating or chewing food with gentle movements, and try to avoid eating coarse and hard food; do not touch or fiddle with the corrective devices on the tooth surface with your fingers.

3. Strictly follow the doctor's instructions: Patients should strictly follow the doctor's requirements and cooperate with the treatment throughout the entire treatment process, such as replacing elastic bands, using extraoral bows, and wearing removable correctors. In addition, following instructions and attending follow-up visits on time is also a necessary condition for achieving good correction results.