Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Bracket breakages are common in the initial phase of orthodontic treatment. Breakages happen due to several factors such as incorrect bonding or excess forces to the tooth. From a patient's perspective, breakages can occur from eating something that was restricted, sleeping on the side where the breakage happened, or fiddling with the braces.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query. Based on the X-ray attached (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity), your teeth seem to protrude, but your front teeth are alright and do not seem to become lower. Clinical examination will give us a better look and an opportunity to give you the best suggestions for your orthodontic treatment. If the spaces are present ahead of the wisdom teeth, then it is a matter of concern, as there will be a high incidence of food entrapment in those areas.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Sorry to hear about your noise trauma. I hope the sensitivity to the ears goes off completely. The handheld strips are used when the amount of space to be created is very small, and if it is unable to do so, it can be created by the drill (airotor) to avoid creating excess spaces. The drilling process reshapes the tooth that may require three seconds or more depending on how many parts of the tooth need to be reshaped.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. The approximate duration of orthodontic treatment varies from case to case, and an average of two years is sufficient for most of the cases. As per the history you mentioned, nine years is a long duration (if the entire nine years, you had braces and no other form of orthodontics treatment was going on earlier). Braces are made of metal and are considered biocompatible (meaning they do not cause harm to patients by leakage of materials) along with the wires.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Indeed the condition of your dentition is not good (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). There are missing molars, and the overbite has increased because of missing molars allowing front teeth to erupt more and causing deep bite. As profound bite increases, its effects are visible on the face after a certain threshold point, which is detrimental compared to pre-treatment photos.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Retainers after orthodontic treatment are an essential part of therapy as they maintain and hold on to the changes achieved by the treatment. In addition, they prevent the teeth and other surrounding tissues from returning to previous positions (relapse). Therefore, it is advised to wear a full-time retainer for at least one year after orthodontic treatment, followed by gradual tapering of retainers to eventually no retainers (applies in most cases except where the permanent retainer is advised).
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Hope you are doing well. Sorry to hear about wire poking you. As you will be off your braces in two days and have removed the wire, it should not change much. There are high chances it will remain the same.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for writing and I understand your concern. Elastics are given to provide an additional force in adjusting the teeth to proper relations. There are three types of configurations that can be followed. Within the same jaw front and back: Given for class I malocclusion From upper front to lower back: Given in class II malocclusion (The gap between upper and lower is more and upper is in front) From upper back to lower front: Given in class III malocclusion (Reverse situation in which the lower teeth are more in front or edge to edge with uppers) By the details you have mentioned, you are absolutely correct.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to the details provided, there does not seem to be any issue to worry about. At 11 years of age, permanent teeth erupt, replacing the deciduous ones. Deciduous ones being wider give some amount of space, which is utilized by the permanent teeth to align themselves. Second, the growth of the child happens till about 13-14 years in the case of females and 15-16 years in males.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Congratulations on your decision to go ahead with invisalign. The report says radiolucency around the tooth root of 36. There is a white cap seen on the third tooth from the left in the lower region, which suggests tooth number 36 has previously undergone root canal treatment, and the restoration is incomplete. And if you notice near the tooth root area of 36, you can see small black spots or areas.
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