Spacing between your teeth will disturb personal life
Hello
readers…… what’s up….. How is your personal life….. I think due to busy
schedule we are not able to spend the time with our family and some sort of
distance increases with others and the same happens in oral cavity if proper contacts between teeth is absent it will hamper
the harmonious relationship in the oral cavity and leads to
various problems. As we know “WITHOUT A PLEASANT SMILE DUE TO TOOTH SPACING” will
disturb personal life.
Now
we go in detail about causes for tooth spacing and treatment options.
Tooth
spacing can be due to multiple factors and they can be grossly divided into two
as follows
1. Developmental
causes
2. Physiological
causes
v Developmental
tooth spacing issues are the ones which can be corrected by themselves as
development takes place and some will need intervention. It incudes
a)
Ugly duckling stage
b)
Microdontia
c)
Generalized tooth spacing
v Physiological
causes includes
a)
Tongue thrusting habit
b)
Thumb sucking habit
c)
Periodontitis
a) In
patients with tongue thrusting habit there will be increase in overjet and
spacing in anterior teeth and it can corrected by using removable appliance
like tongue crib.
b) In
thumb sucking habit increased spacing in anterior teeth can be noticed and
habit breaking appliance can be used to control it.
c) Coming
to periodontitis mostly seen adult patients and the reasons include the
following
·
Improper oral hygiene: maintenance of oral
hygiene is of utmost importance for the health of periodontal tissues. If not
maintained it leads to pocket formation and ultimately bone loss and leads
spacing around the teeth.
·
Systemic disease mainly diabetes: As we know PERIODONTAL DISEASE is the sixth
complication of diabetes so proper oral hygiene maintenance is needed in
diabetics. If not followed, bone loss around the teeth progresses at higher
rate than normal and results in early tooth loss. So, maintaining an improved
oral health results in improved over-all health of an individual.
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·
Genetic disorders: Due to gene abnormalities
at particular chromosomal level can hamper the periodontal apparatus formation
mainly aggressive periodontitis patients may lose teeth at earlier age.
Common problems encountered in
day to day life due to spacing between teeth includes
Unable to talk confidently in interviews or
in some public meetings.
Marriage issues
Hiding your smile with your friends
Food gets stucked between the gaps and
results in chronic irritation.
Psychological problems in teenage girls
because of their keen interest in facial cosmetics.
TREATMENTS TO CORRECT THE
TOOTH SPACING
1. 1.Orthodontic
treatment: It is the most preferred
treatment in generalized spacing conditions using braces.
2. 2.Direct
or indirect veneers
3. 3.Crown
and bridge
4. In periodontitis
conditions early intervention is required to prevent bone loss.
Treatment includes
a)
Scaling and root planning
b)
Flap surgery with added bone grafts to treat
bony defects
c)
Regular maintenance to preserve the remaining
bone.
You can contact us for any other queries..........
Details
Dr.Dilip Kumar BDS, MDS (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon)
Certified Implantologist (Noble Bio-care Germany)
Certified Smile Care Dentist (New York University)
Phone Number: 9247864642, 8801627272.
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