One of the hard truths of life
is that everybody appreciates beauty and wants to be acknowledged and
appreciated. Among the various dental issues that most people face, one of the
common issue is that of crooked teeth or unaligned teeth. In order to solve
this issue, dental retainer is one of the solutions.
A dental retainer is basically
a custom made orthodontic appliance which is used to straighten crooked or misaligned teeth and to improve the appearance of individuals including their smiles.
While the misalignment or crookedness can be corrected any time, dentists
around the world recommend that the treatment to correct the misalignment or
other issues, is between the ages of 6 to 15. This is mainly so, since when the
child is growing, it is easier to mould the growth of the child’s teeth and
bones.
In every orthodontic treatment,
the active phase is followed by the retention phase, where the person’s teeth
and jaw bone settles in to the new phase. Usually, once the braces come off,
the teeth would need time to settle in to the jaw bone and soft tissue and that
is exactly what the retainers do. They ideally hold the teeth and the jaw bone
in place. These orthodontic appliances are custom made by the dentists using
the measurements of the patient by the dentist. Almost every person who wears
braces must wear retainers after the brace period.
Retainers are worn for a number
of reasons including for holding in the teeth and the jaw bones and the soft tissues,
for closing out any gap between the teeth, for helping keep the tongue from
going out in between teeth when speaking. In addition to these, retainers also
help in dealing with problems such as bruxism, where the person would grind his
teeth while in sleep. They also help relieve the pressure of the joints in the
mouth.
Dental treatments in India are comparatively
more affordable than in most parts of the world. However, it is very important to
zero in on the right dentist, who understands the entire dental and medical
situation of the individual and thereafter takes the right steps and prescribes
the treatments to correct the dental issues of the patients, like it is
practiced at Dentzz.
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