For Twenty-Somethings Who Find It Hard to Smile, Orthodontics Can Make a Difference.

Hello.

Today, I’d like to talk about orthodontic treatment for uneven teeth alignment.

What inconveniences do people with uneven teeth or protruding canines experience?

First of all, because the teeth are not aligned, it can be hard to smile broadly. These days, even elementary school students reportedly feel a significant complex when they have uneven teeth.

Moreover, once you move past your late teens and enter your twenties, social life can make you feel even more stressed because of uneven teeth.

When giving presentations at school or work, meeting strangers, or going to a job interview or interview, that stress becomes quite intense.

If I don’t smile because I’m not confident about my teeth, strangers may think I’m not sociable or that I’m stoic.

Of course, interviewers do not disadvantage you simply because your teeth are uneven, but compared with an applicant who smiles brightly with straight teeth, someone who cannot do so may seem less proactive and less confident.

If your teeth are uneven and you cannot smile naturally even when you do smile, what kind of feeling or impression do others get from that appearance?

They are likely to think, “Ah, maybe that person doesn’t feel comfortable with me,” and may not feel positively toward you.

So people come in for orthodontic treatment after worrying about this, and let’s take a look at what process they go through once they start treatment. Orthodontic treatment first needs the teeth to become aligned. But why are the teeth uneven right now?

There isn’t enough space for all the teeth to line up.

So to make the teeth straight, extra space has to be created.

To create that space, one method is to remove the left and right premolars, and another method is to align the teeth without extracting any teeth.

Let’s first consider the method that does not involve removing teeth.

If teeth are aligned without extractions, the overall perimeter of the dental arch becomes wider. Since the perimeter of the dental arch gets wider, the face may appear larger or longer.

So when the degree of irregularity exceeds a certain point, the left and right premolars are extracted.

If four premolars are removed from both the upper and lower jaws, extraction spaces are created. Once space is created, the remaining teeth can be neatly aligned into those spaces.

Then the front teeth do not protrude as much, the face does not appear larger, and it does not look longer either, allowing the teeth to be arranged neatly.

Now, let’s look at how orthodontic treatment progresses.

This is the appearance right after the braces are first attached.

When braces are attached, there are cases where braces are placed on every tooth, but if one or two teeth are positioned too far inward, those teeth are often left without braces at first.

The teeth with braces attached first are adjusted before the others, so they become neatly aligned first.

At this point, as shown in the photo, braces are then attached to the teeth that were positioned inward, and those teeth also follow along and become neatly aligned.

So if braces are not attached to one or two teeth in the middle, patients may wonder, “When will that tooth get braces?” or “Why is only that tooth not getting braces?” If they ask the doctor, the answer will likely be, “That one still has quite a while to go before we attach braces.”

Now, after the teeth become fairly aligned and you feel relieved for a moment, it is often still the case that the teeth are straight but the mouth still looks a bit protruded, or even looks more protruded than before treatment.

However, there is no need to worry.

In most cases, a little extraction space remains even after all the teeth have been aligned. So if the angle of the front teeth that protrude slightly is corrected by pushing the front teeth into the remaining extraction space, that protrusion can be improved beautifully. The lip line also becomes more refined, and this is the point at which satisfaction increases even more.

Even after all the teeth are aligned and the front-teeth angle looks nice, the upper and lower molars may still not fit together perfectly at this stage.

It is not severe, but when biting with the molars, they may not come together all at once, or they may slightly slip or not fully interlock. This issue is usually finished well when patients wear rubber bands between the upper and lower braces.

The orthodontic process for people with uneven teeth or protruding canines progresses according to the stages I have described.

In summary..

1. First, because there is not enough space, the left and right premolars are extracted and the front teeth are roughly aligned.

2. Once aligned, the slightly protruding front teeth are pushed into the remaining extraction space to make the lip line look better.

3. The upper and lower molars are made to fit together properly, and the orthodontic treatment is completed.

Through these three stages, the teeth become beautifully and naturally aligned.

If you do not know anything about this process, you may keep wondering throughout the orthodontic period, but if you understand it, you won’t have to suffer from excessive worry, anxiety, or curiosity.

Before and after orthodontic treatment

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