Not only before and during the braces process, but after braces, you also need to pay attention to hygiene, care and diet to maintain stable braces results. This not only improves oral health but also results in successful braces and long-term aesthetics. Let’s learn about notes after braces with My Auris dentistry through the following article.
Why do we need to pay attention after getting braces?
Braces is a process that requires a lot of time, effort and expense. However, after braces are finished, the process is not completely complete, you need to pay attention to following the doctor’s instructions and instructions.
The braces process uses force from orthodontic appliances, which can be fixed appliances (braces, wires) or removable appliances (transparent braces) to pull the teeth into the correct position on the jaw. This helps straighten teeth, improves physiological bite, and corrects buck teeth, underbite, crooked teeth, and misalignment. From there, it brings aesthetics as well as chewing and pronunciation functions to high teeth.
However, when the braces have just been removed, the teeth are no longer bound by air and have not yet stabilized in the new position, so they can easily be damaged. move, deflect and run back to the original position. Furthermore, at this time, the organizations around the teeth such as gum tissue and jawbone that support the teeth have not reached the highest level of stability. The ligaments still have memories of the old position, so they try to pull the teeth back to their original position.
This principle occurs in all orthodontic cases but there will be effective prevention measures. At this time, after removing braces, you need to pay attention to the things you should do, avoid neglect, this will prevent the teeth from shifting and returning to their old position.
Notes after braces
Notes after braces help people gain more experience to maintain stable braces results and improve health better teeth.
The time to wear a retainer is different for each person due to the initial misalignment. Wearing the retainer properly and for the prescribed time until the jawbone and teeth are completely fixed will not cause the teeth to misalign or move.
Show Nowadays, there are two popular types of retainers: fixed retainers and removable retainers. Of which, removable retainers are more popular and are used more because they are made from transparent plastic, not only provide high aesthetics but are also more convenient to use and more hygienic than fixed ones.
If you do not pay attention to using the retainer properly or completely ignore it, it will lead to relapse of tooth misalignment, shifting of teeth, and even less aesthetics than before braces. People should note after braces:
- Duration of wearing retainers: time can range from 6 months to 1 year, depending on each person’s condition. During the first 3 months after removing braces, the doctor prescribes continuous wearing of retainers 24/24 hours. After that, the time to wear a retainer will gradually decrease to about 20 hours/day and become shorter as time goes by. The doctor instructs the operations on the retainer for ease of doing at home. The jaw is specifically designed to fit tightly around the dental arch, firmly ensuring aesthetics without fear of loosening or falling out.
In addition, during the use of the retainer, it is also necessary to clean and preserve it thoroughly to prevent bacteria from harming the cavity. mouth.
Proper oral care – Notes after braces
In notes after braces, attention should be paid to the care regimen to protect oral health, limit yellowing, discoloration of teeth, and occurrence of dental diseases: tooth decay, gingivitis, gingivitis.
Here are some notes on oral care after braces:
- Brush your teeth regularly, twice a day, morning and evening. Be sure to use a soft, thin-bristled toothbrush of moderate size to easily clean between teeth, the inside and outside of teeth without causing damage to the gums.
- Follow proper brushing technique, avoid brushing horizontally or brushing too hard.
- Combined with the use of dental floss or water floss to clean food debris and bacteria stuck in between teeth, especially deep teeth in the jaw.
- Use salt water to antibacterial, antibacterial or mouthwash to clean and scent the oral cavity.
- Limit bad habits that affect braces results and oral health: biting open bottle caps, hard objects, pen biting, thumb sucking, teeth grinding,…
Notes after braces – Diet, nutrition
During braces, it is difficult to eat and drink, so after removing braces everyone wants to eat and drink comfortable to satisfy your “craving”. However, when the braces are first removed, they are not yet stable and still sensitive, so you also need to pay attention:
- Supplement a variety of foods to ensure nutrition for the body, limit weight loss, and increase the risk of sunken cheeks.
- Supplement food in soft form, easy to chew and swallow, without too much chewing force.
- Diversity of nutritious foods: meat, fish, milk, eggs, green vegetables, fruits,…
- Avoid foods that are too hard or too chewy, because they will require too much chewing effort.
- Avoid foods rich in sugar and starch because they easily stick to teeth
- Abstain from smoking, alcohol and stimulants because they will affect your gums and body health.
- Avoid foods that are too hot or too cold because they make teeth sensitive.
Regular dental examinations
Regular dental examinations are also notes after braces that need to be followed and remembered. Because the doctor will check the general health of the teeth and control abnormal tooth movement. If there is anything unusual, the doctor will adjust and fix it immediately. This will be easier when the condition is difficult or complicated.
Hopefully the notes after braces in the article will help everyone have more successful braces experience. Please contact My Auris dentistry immediately for the most detailed advice and answers about braces in particular as well as services and oral health in general.
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