Fix Overbite with Porcelain Veneers?
May 17th, 2009
What to do when your overbite makes troubles while eating and creates a big discomfort when you try to smile in public? Which solutions are considered extreme, and which of them need a lot of time? There are some more and some less efficient ones, and you are going to find them out.
Porcelain veneers is considered one of the best ways to correct many of well known teeth problems. This method is perfect to treat a broken tooth, to reshape it, and it replaces a good whitening process.
But it can’t be said the same when it comes to fix an overbite. You should know that using porcelain veneers is only a cosmetic procedure. Even if it changes the look of your teeth, it doesn’t change the real problem. So, what do you really want from the future treatment? It’s important to have the answer to this question as soon as possible.
Veneers are nice looking shells. They are put on the front side of your teeth to make them look straight and white. A lot of movie stars use them to increase their appearance. Considering that an overbite is caused by your jaws that are not lined up properly you can see that these beautiful shells wouldn’t help you fix the overbite.
You can have veneers applied to the front surface of your top teeth. It will make them appear thicker and as if they were located in front of your bottom teeth. But one thing must be strictly considered.
Your bottom teeth would really be putting a lot of force right at the edge of the veneers. This would create a great risk for breaking the veneers. And it’s important to know that this method of overbite correction is applied only if the overbite is small enough.
Another way of overbite treatment is the surgery work, done by a specialist. The necessity of a good specialist is essential because of the complex process called surgery overbite fixation.
Invisalign treatment is one of the fastest and easiest overbite corrections. It uses advances in the field of dentistry and computer science to eliminate the need for traditional metal braces. Invisalign is revolutionary because it does its job while being completely removable and invisible.
It begins with taking impressions of your mouth, allowing your dentist to fully examine your bite and decide on a course of action. Then a computer based model of your mouth will be created and a series of removable aligners. You will wear each aligner tray for about 2 weeks, replacing it with a new one that will further correct your teeth. On average it takes about 9 months to completely fix your teeth.
Braces are probably the most used and well known way to treat the overbite. The whole process begins with creating a written treatment plan. The exam includes different types of X-rays, photographs, teeth models. Once brackets for braces are bonded to a patient’s teeth an orthodontic wire is then attached to the brackets.
The wire forms a beautiful rounded arch that wants to return to it’s original beautiful shape and so pushes or pulls the attached teeth on it’s way back. Each month a stronger wire is placed into the brackets so that the attached teeth will continue to move. Finally, the attached teeth form a beautiful rounded arch themselves.
Truly speaking, any kind of serious modification in the teeth’s structure does not usually work without jeopardizing the health of the teeth and surrounding tissues. It’s the rare case when the treatment can add more troubles then the treated problem. That’s why a very experienced dentist is needed.
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