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DR.KSHITIJ R. THAKOR
IT IS THE TREATMENT
REQUIRED TO STRAIGHEN IRREGULAR, CROWDED
OR IMPROPERLY PLACED TEETH.
THIS TREATMENT CAN BE
CARRIED OUT BY DENTISTS WHO ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED .
WHO REQUIRES
ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT ?
ANY PERSON WHO HAS IRREGULAR TEETH, CROWDED TEETH, OVERLAPING TEETH
,PROTRUDING TEETH, OR
TEETH WITH SPACES
BETWEEN THEM.
REASONS FOR TEETH BECOMING IRREGULAR:
- IREEGULAR ERRUPTION
AND SHEDDING OF TEETH.
- THUMB SUCKING.
- LIP BITTING.
- INJURY.
- MOUTH BREATHING.
- SHORT LIPS.
- SMALL JAWS.
- HEREDITARY
THE
TREATMENT:
THE TREATMENT LASTS FROM 6 MONTHS TO 1 AND HALF YEARS.IT IS CARRIED OUT BY FIXING BRACKETS ON THE
TEETH TO WHICH STAINLESS STEEL WIRES ARE ATTACHED.INITIALLY FOR ONE WEEK IT MAY
BE UNCOMFORTABLE. LATER ON
THEY BECOME COMFORTABLE AND YOU DO NOT REALISE YOU ARE WEARING THEM
PRECAUTIONS
DURING THE TREATMENT
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FOODS SHOULD BE SOFT ANDCUT INTO SMALL PIECES BEFORE EATING.
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FOODS TO BE AVOIDED ARE : POPCORN,STCKY CHOCLATES,CHEWING GUMS,NUTS ,AND
CHIKIES.
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BRUSHING TO BE DONE WITH SOFT TOOTHBRUSH IN CIRCULAR MOTION AND USE MOUTH
WASH AT NIGHT .
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NEVER ALLOW FOOD PARTICLES TO COLLECT BETWEEN THE TEETH.