A number of factors contribute to your smile’s good health
and function, including how your teeth are situated in relation to each other. Ideally,
teeth should grow straight up and down, or vertically, from your jawbone and
out through your gums. Orthodontics is a focus of dentistry that involves the
study and treatment of teeth that aren’t aligned properly, and orthodontic
braces are the conventional method for straightening crooked teeth. Though
malocclusion is usually detected and addressed in childhood, while teeth and
the jawbone are still growing, it can also affect adults for a number of
reasons. To help you straighten your permanent teeth in less time than traditional
orthodontics, Dr. Quinn offers Fastbraces®, which utilize revolutionary
brackets to reinvent the way braces move teeth.
The Consequences of Crooked Teeth
The first step to straightening your crooked teeth is
choosing to straighten them. While you do have the choice of ignoring treatment,
untreated malocclusion can lead to a host of serious issues that require more
complex restorative treatment. Teeth that jut out at odd angles create
hard-to-reach places where harmful bacteria can accumulate, increasing your
risk of tooth decay, gum disease, and chronic bad breath. Crooked teeth can
throw your bite off balance, causing your jaw joints and muscles to grow
fatigued trying to keep your bite straight.
The Fastbraces Difference
The science of teeth movement relies on two principles—moving
teeth’s crowns and moving their roots. To reposition teeth at more effective
angles, orthodontic treatment is often divided into two parts based on these
principles. Over the course of about two years, braces move the crowns of teeth
first, and then focus on shifting the roots. The unique, triangular design of
Fastbraces’ brackets allows them to simultaneously move your teeth’s crowns and
roots, reducing treatment time by up to 50%. Most cases only require about a
year to complete, sometimes only a few months, so you can enjoy a straighter,
healthier smile in significantly less time.
About Your Grand Prairie Dentist:
Dr. Quinn Smith is a well-respected and highly experienced
family and children’s dentist in Grand Prairie, TX. He takes a patient-first
approach that starts from the moment patients enter our Park Tree Dental office, and he
offers a three-year guarantee on all dental work that he performs. Whether you’re
a new or returning patient, you can schedule a consultation or your next
appointment with Dr. Smith by contacting
us at (972) 262-5111.
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