There’s no questioning we live in a
digital era filled with selfies. Having a smile that is beautiful has obvious
benefits. But, there are other considerations besides looking stunning to
consider as reasons for getting orthodontic braces.
When your teeth have excess space or are
over crowded, it can cause problems in how your upper and lower teeth fit
together. This can affect the way you chew your foods and the way you speak.
Words such as overbite, underbite, or crossbite are used to describe these
problems. Essentially, all this means is that when you close your teeth
together, they don’t line up. Sometimes the front teeth go behind the bottom
teeth, the upper teeth can go so far in front of the lower that they completely
cover the bottom teeth and damage the gums, and sometimes the upper jaw is
shifted to the right or the left making your teeth not fit together. Not only
does this cause discomfort in chewing and difficulty in speech, it can wear
your teeth down making them shorter and have a nub like appearance. In the
cases of over-crowded teeth, bacteria has more places to hide which increases
your chances of periodontal disease.
Orthodontic braces can fix all of these
problems while also giving you the smile of your dreams.
