Orthodontic treatment
Benefits of orthodontic treatment:
1- Masticatory function: malocclusion such as open bite may make incision of food difficult.
2- Caries: displaced teeth may cause significant problems in cleaning and therefore prone to decay.
3-Periodontal disease: extreme malposition of teeth may predispose to periodontal problems due to the difficulty in cleaning causing accumulation of plaque therefore causing gum diseases.
4- Proper pronunciation: malocclusion may cause wrong pronunciation of some letters which may affect the child personality.
5- Breathing disorders: certain types of malocclusion such as open bite may cause mouth breathing which if not treated will contribute to general health problems.
6- Improved appearance: malocclusion affecting appearance affect an individual self-esteem elicit an unfavorable social response or provoke negative stereotyping.
We need orthodontic treatment to treat the following
Teeth that are too crowded
Teeth that are too far apart
Protrusion of the upper or lower teeth.
Misalignment of jaw joints where they hinge.
Overlapping or crowding of erupting permanent teeth
Broken or missing teeth
Difficulty in chewing
Open-mouth breathing
Jaws that tend to click or pop
A developing deep bite, open bite, or other abnormal bite development
Before During the treatment
After
How to Brush & Prevention
Importance of regular dental visits:
- To Detect Dental Problems Early
Your dentist will be able to detect any early signs of problems with your teeth or gums. Early detection of cavities, broken fillings and gum disease are easily treatable.
- Scalling and polishing should be done regularly to prevent gum disease by removing layers of plaque calculus and also prevent bad breath.
To keep your teeth-
Regular dental check ups and cleanings, dental sealants can help prevent many dental problems as well as to help you maintain optimal oral health.
- To Maintain Good Oral Health
Your dentist will help to ensure that you are maintaining your good oral health by explaining how to brush your teeth and how to floss. If you are falling off track with your oral hygiene he will help put you back on the right path.
Maintaining good oral health is important for the following reasons:
1- We need strong and healthy teeth to chew and masticate food.
2- To prevent dental caries and gum diseases.
3- Carious teeth could cause serious general health problems.
How to brush your teeth?
1- Make sure the bristles of your toothbrush point at the edge of your gums at a 45-degree angle. The bristles should cover both your tooth and gum.
2- Gently brush the outside tooth surfaces of 2-3 teeth using a backwards and forwards movement. Move the brush to the next group of 2-3 teeth and do it again.
3- Brush along the inside tooth surfaces with a backwards and forwards movement. Keeps the brush touching the tooth and gum.
4- Tilt brush upright behind the front teeth. Brush up and down using the front half of the brush. Do this for the top and bottom front teeth Brush the biting surface of your teeth using a gentle back and forth movement.
5- Brush your tongue from back to front to get off bacteria that will make your breath smell.
How to floss?
1- Wind 18" of floss around middle fingers of each hand. Pinch floss between thumbs and index fingers, leaving a 1"- 2" length in between. Use thumbs to direct floss between upper teeth.
2- Keep a 1" - 2" length of floss between fingers. Use index fingers to guide floss between contacts of the lower teeth.
3- Gently guide floss between the teeth by using zig-zag motion. Contour floss around the side of the tooth.
4- Slide floss up and down against the tooth surface and under the gum line. Floss each tooth thoroughly with a clean section of floss.
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New Patients information
Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early for your visit to the Dental center Yemen, in order to complete a registration form. If you have recent dental x-rays you may wish to bring them with you. If you are being referred to the Dental Center from another dentist or hospital please bring your referral form or letter .
Current Patients information
Please plan to arrive 10 minutes early for your visit to the Dental center Yemen and bring your medication CARD from the Dental Center, in order to get the case file which contain all your data, X-rays, and all data about the case medication progress.
Dental caries
Definition of dental caries: a destructive process causing decalcification of the tooth enamel and leading to continued destruction of enamel and dentin, and cavitation of the tooth.
Factors involved in the etiology of dental caries:
1-Teeth: there are certain diseases and disorders affecting teeth which may leave an individual at a greater risk for caries.
2- Bacteria: The mouth contains a wide variety of bacteria, but only a few specific species of bacteria causes dental caries.
3-Fermentable carbohydrates:bacteria in a persons mouth convert glucose,fructose and most commonly sucrose in to acids these acids cause demineralization of the tooth structure.
4-Time: when sugars are eaten continuously throughout the day, the tooth is more vulnerable to caries for a longer period of time, and caries are more likely to develop because the PH never returns to normal levels.
Treatment of caries:
A- Preventive:
personal hyigene care consists of proper brushing and flossing daily.The purpose of oral hyigene is to minimize any etiologic agents of disease in the mouth. The primary focus of brushing and flossing is to remove and prevent the formation of plaque which causes dental caries.
B-Medically:
-Tooth filling:in the early stages of caries the dentist will be able to remove the decayed surface of the tooth to restore the shape and function of the tooth.
There are two types of fillings: amalgam, composite
-Root canal therapy:when the decay is too extensive root canal therapy maybe necessary for the restoration of a tooth the canals are instrumented with endodontic files to clean and shape the canals and they are usually filled with a rubber-like material called gutta percha.The tooth is then filled and a crown can be placed.
More preventive measures:
Dental sealents: a sealent is a thin plastic-like coating applied to the chewing surfaces of the molars. This coating prevents the accumulation of plaque in the deep grooves and thus prevents the formation of pit and fissure caries the most common form of dental caries. Sealents are usually applied on the teeth of children, after the molars erupt.
OPERATING HOURS:
Morning: Saturday to Thursday
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Evening: Saturday to Wednesday
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
