How to straighten crooked teeth easily and discreetly without braces

If baby teeth grow incorrectly, there is usually no cause for concern. However, this may cause the indigenous ones to also grow crookedly.

Ignoring this problem can lead to incorrect bite formation, so it is important to take time to consider how to correct the situation.

How to fix crooked teeth with braces

Braces are a multifunctional device. They are versatile. Products cannot be removed. Using the system, you can eliminate a variety of violations. The patient's age does not matter. The device is installed provided that the skeletal system and gums are in normal condition.

Each tooth is located in a socket in the jaw and is secured by connective tissue. When light pressure is applied to the gum walls, a slight stretch of the bone occurs. For this reason, the tooth begins to change location.

The formed cavity heals over time, fixing the tooth in its new position. The process of eliminating the defect takes from 1.5 to 2 years. In some cases, treatment takes longer. The duration of wearing braces is determined by a specialist.

Photo of straightening crooked teeth with braces

The table shows the advantages and disadvantages of the system:

The patient visits the orthodontist's office every 2 weeks. The doctor evaluates the progress of treatment and replaces the components of the brace system. Some time is required to consolidate the results of therapy. There is a possibility that after the teeth straightening process is completed, retainers will be required. They represent plates or mouthguards with trainers.

Wearing is indicated to prevent the teeth from assuming their original position. As a rule, devices are worn for 2-3 years. In some cases, longer use is recommended. It should be noted that structures are often not used in dental practice.

Correcting a bite without braces: options

The following orthodontic systems will allow you to correct your bite without braces:

• dental guards or aligners (also called transparent braces),
• trainers and records,
• other orthodontic devices.

Trainers, plates, and various arches are auxiliary structures that are used as additional treatment in adult patients, and as primary treatment in children. But the treatment of small and older patients is completely different - in children a minimum of effort is required, since the jaw bone is in the growth stage and is easily corrected under external influence. In adults, the period of orthodontic treatment is at least six months and the effort required to move the teeth must be quite strong. Braces and aligners can cope with this.

Treatment of crooked permanent teeth

If a child has incorrectly positioned teeth, it is necessary to contact a specialist. A pediatric orthodontist treats crooked teeth. The doctor will select orthodontic treatment depending on the individual clinical situation.

For treatment, there are many devices that have the following classification:

• single-jawed and double-jawed;
• mechanical, functional, guides, combined;
• removable and non-removable;
• burl, block, arc, frame.

To treat incorrect position of teeth and dentition during the period of mixed dentition (6-12 years), the following are most often used:

• records;
• orthodontic trainers;
• functional devices.

They consist of a plastic base and active elements: screws, springs, ligatures, arcs, rubber rings, bite pads. If necessary, additional elements are placed: hooks, fixing levers, bushings. Depending on the required treatment, the doctor adds one or another element to the device.

The apparatuses of Frenkel, Klammt, Khurgina, Andrezein-Goipl, Basharova, Gulyaeva, Brückl, Baiters and many others are also used.

To correct the incorrect position of several teeth, it is enough to use simple plastic surgery with hooks. When putting on the device, pressure is created on certain teeth and moves them into the correct position.

The Frenkel apparatus has several modifications; it can be used to treat:

• distal, medial, deep bite;
• bad habits;
• incorrect position of individual teeth.

The design consists of side shields for the cheeks, lingual and palatal arches, lip pads and additional elements. For treatment, the device is worn overnight.

The newest and most effective treatment is using braces. It allows you to straighten your teeth quite quickly and efficiently. But braces are placed only after the bite has formed, that is, after 12-14 years.

The eruption of crooked permanent teeth after incorrectly positioned milk teeth is natural. After normal breast milk, unfortunately, impaired growth of permanent breast milk is also possible. To prevent pathology, it is necessary to monitor the health of both mother and baby. If problems occur during teething, it is better to consult a doctor.

Liana Mokhtari, dentist, especially for Mirmam.pro

There are several reasons for crooked teeth in adults:

1. Genetic factor

   . The influence of genetics cannot be undone. If the parents had crooked teeth, there is a high chance that the child will face the same problem.

2. Jaw development occurs incorrectly.

   They may be underdeveloped and there will not be enough space for all the teeth in a row. Poor nutrition from childhood and the use of pacifiers in a baby affect the condition of the dental system.

3. Premature loss of baby teeth.

   If a child’s tooth in an unstable bite is pulled out before it falls out on its own, this affects the correct growth of the permanent one. In place of the removed milk, an empty space is formed, and neighboring units begin to shift towards the defect. The space for a permanent tooth is reduced, while the chance for an uneven permanent bite increases. The same reason is relevant for adults when a tooth is removed. Under chewing load, the adjacent permanent teeth begin to shift towards the defect, and on the opposite side they increase in height. The bite deteriorates, even if it was smooth before.

4. Insufficient attention of parents to the state of the oral cavity of children during a change in bite.

   Milk teeth may not be replaced by permanent ones for a long time, or they may not fall out, but the permanent ones have already erupted. A picture of a double row of teeth appears. Even if the milk units are removed at this point, the permanent ones require orthodontic treatment.

5. Eruption of wisdom teeth.

   Eights often grow crookedly due to an underdeveloped jaw. If there is not enough space for cutting, the rest will move, forming an uneven row. If the patient had no problems with a beautiful smile before the appearance of eights, then the eruption of wisdom teeth may lead to the need for orthodontic intervention.

6. Parallel somatic diseases of the ENT organs.

   In acute or chronic course of the disease, bone tissue may become deformed. Because of this, the bite deteriorates. In childhood, abnormal growth of glandular tissue – adenoids – is common. If the disease is not treated, the child develops non-physiological mouth breathing, leading to serious consequences.

When tissue grows, the child cannot breathe normally with his mouth closed. This is the cause of narrowing and underdevelopment of the upper jaws. The consequence of this is uneven teeth, an incorrect bite with an abnormal jaw relationship. The upper jaw lags behind in development, but the lower jaw continues to grow.

7. Parafunction of language
   – excessive (outside of swallowing or physiological functions) stereotypical repetition of tongue movements. Normally, the tongue is involved in speech, swallowing, and chewing food. In this case, the tongue is in a certain position. If this position is disturbed, the tongue pushes out the teeth, putting constant pressure on them, which bends them.

   It is possible to correct such a defect in collaboration with speech therapists. The orthodontist corrects the bite, the speech therapist helps muscle memory with exercises to consolidate the physiologically correct position of the tongue. If this is not done, then even if the bite is corrected, the pressure of the tongue will return the bite pathology back.

8. Poor posture is a malocclusion.
   A cause-and-effect factor that acts in both directions. Crooked teeth cause problems with the spine. Impaired functioning of the maxillofacial muscles can be caused by an incorrectly placed filling, crooked teeth, or incorrect jaw position. This affects the condition of the spine, the occurrence of pain in the neck, lower back, and thoracic region.

   An incorrect bite indirectly causes headaches, pain in the legs, and a protruded stomach that is difficult to retract. All of the above is also true in the opposite direction. If there are problems with posture, its violation, this will affect the functioning of the jaws and will manifest itself in an incorrect bite. This problem can be corrected in collaboration with an osteopath.

In adulthood, a person strives to look 100%, and the beauty of a smile is an important part of image and health. There is a desire to figure out what’s wrong with the teeth. Also, in adulthood, many have a free amount that they are ready to invest in themselves. The main thing is to turn to highly qualified specialists who will determine the root of the problem and offer an effective solution.

Crooked teeth - BEFORE and AFTER photos

Most famous people could not boast of a perfect smile. Below are photos of crooked teeth BEFORE and AFTER orthodontic treatment.

Matthew Lewis

Straightening his teeth did nothing to diminish Matthew Lewis's masculine charisma, and his new smile added to his attractiveness.

Emma Watson

Actress Emma Watson did not retain the “charming childish irregularity” that delighted critics during the “Harry Potter” era and straightened her crooked teeth.

David Beckham

Long known as a style icon in the world of football, David Beckham simply couldn't give up his crooked front teeth.

Demmy Moor

It's hard to believe, but this is the same woman. Demi Moore's flawless smile is the most important feature of her radiant beauty.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo has decisively abandoned the gap between his teeth, which many consider just a funny feature that gives individuality. The football player preferred an even, beautiful smile to crooked teeth.

How do you hide your crooked teeth? So that others pay less attention to them

I didn’t really hide my teeth; I don’t know how to smile so that they wouldn’t be visible. I smile as if everything is fine. Of course, I thought about this, and came to the conclusion that among my friends there are no particularly snaggle-toothed people and therefore I don’t know how it is not beautiful from the outside. In short, I don’t remember that it bothered me much. Of course, when meeting strangers, I remembered that my teeth were not straight, I tried not to smile widely, but it lasted me for a maximum of five minutes, and then I forgot about it and smiled just as widely. I think it’s okay to be offended by people because they asked you questions about your teeth, “don’t you have a tooth or something?” it’s not worth it, because people who don’t have problems with their teeth simply may not understand that such questions really hurt them (of course, if they don’t do it all the time, to make fun of them), and if they specifically say that, screw them. “And then it comes with a new wave: Stupid??? why wasn’t I stupid and didn’t allow myself hurtful words like they did??? “ Children whose appearance is not bad and there are no obvious problems at first glance, who have not been offended, will never be able to understand that doing so is bad. Until they experience this themselves or if their parents explain to them at home that it is simply impossible to offend others because someone has the wrong clothes, thin hair, crooked legs, etc. guilty. It is necessary to explain all this for a reason, but to give examples that if they do this to you, it will become awkward, offensive, difficult for you... (Most parents don’t do this, they don’t have such conversations, I know this for sure, but on the contrary, in front of their children, being in the company of adults, they sometimes laugh at the appearance of their friends. Children see this, absorb this model of behavior. So, when When you become parents, don’t forget about raising your own children! How we are treated in the classroom depends to some extent on us. I see this now from the height of my age. For example, I work at a school with primary school children. I spend their morning performances There is a girl in one class who is fat, but not too fat, so they pecked at her, they laugh that when she runs the walls in the school shake, that she is fat, they don’t want to dance with her (we prepare dances for matinees), and also there is a boy in their class, I can safely call him fat (he is fatter than his classmate), they love him so much, they want to communicate with him, he is energetic, cheerful, and when he runs no one says that the walls are falling, he is not at all people are offended because of their appearance. Much depends on the inner content of a person. In general, I noticed that in almost every class there is a child who gets bullied. Unfortunately, children are cruel. (I personally have always supported those who were offended and stood up for such peers) But these words are very well chosen. Friend is a special word for me, I would say that it is one of the divine words, such as Mother, Nature, Motherland, Child , Decency.. I can definitely say that not everyone meets true friends along the way.
It’s just that most people confuse friendships with true friendship. Let me summarize. Love yourself first, be confident in yourself, and then you will not be greatly offended by the barbs of others. Remember that you are greeted by your clothes, but you are seen off by your mind!!!!!!!!!! 22.11.2011 — 23:25

Why do they grow crookedly?

The main cause is calcium deficiency. The child should be given yoghurts, curds and other milk products.

Depending on age, malnutrition may result in malocclusion or other anomalies. Both baby and permanent teeth can become crooked.

Dairy

If a child has his first crooked baby tooth or the next ones are too crowded, this may be a consequence of several reasons :

• During pregnancy, the woman did not eat adequately .
• The child’s consumption of monotonous food (lack of calcium, vitamins and microelements necessary for a growing body).
• Insufficient amount of solid food in the daily diet. When children eat only cereals and purees, their teeth develop poorly, which leads to their improper growth.
• Bad habits. If you constantly apply pressure to a tooth with only 1.6 g of pressure, it can move (the child holds foreign objects in his mouth, puts his tongue between his jaws, bites his lips).
• Mouth breathing. In the normal position of the jaws, the tongue is in close proximity to the palate. It forms the correct shape of the top row.
  If you often breathe through the mouth, the tongue drops, which causes a curvature of the bite - the elliptical shape of the upper row becomes triangular.

  In children who often have problems with the nasopharynx, this causes crooked tooth growth: chronic runny nose and tonsillitis provoke incorrect tongue position due to difficulty in nasal breathing.

• Heredity. It may happen that a child with a small jaw ends up with wide front canines and incisors. Then they cannot fit in the space allotted to them and naturally become distorted.

Breastfeeding promotes proper bite formation; During this period, the curvatures should be treated by a pediatric dentist.

The doctor will determine the complexity of the problem and decide whether it is worth correcting the malocclusion - the dentition may straighten out on its own.

Permanent

Even if baby teeth have developed correctly, permanent teeth may begin to grow crooked. This happens especially often with wisdom teeth, the roots of which do not fit in the place allotted to them. The main explanation for this is the child’s slow physical development.

Permanent teeth appear at the size they will be for the rest of your life. When the jaw is underdeveloped, it provides too little space for their appearance.

They either creep on top of each other or move in two rows.

Parents need to remember that during the period when new dental units appear, the child needs a balanced diet. It must include dairy products.

Children should also be taught regular oral hygiene. In the period from 6 - 7 to 8 - 9 years, you need to visit the dentist every six months.

If the gums are not damaged due to improper growth of permanent teeth, you should not think about straightening them.

Some causes of abnormal growth of permanent canines and incisors :

• Individual characteristics, manifested in the form of a short frenulum of the tongue or lip. Such an anomaly can not only interfere with speaking normally, but also peel off even healthy gums from the teeth.
• Non-treatment of baby teeth. Their early removal leads to a shift in the entire row.

Common diseases such as dysplasia often lead to serious anomalies in the development of the dentofacial apparatus.

How the process of straightening the curvature of permanent teeth occurs, watch the video:

Is it possible to straighten crooked teeth as an adult?

Dentistry today offers many ways to correct malocclusion in adults. When a person, year after year, day after day, sees in the reflection a smile with uneven teeth, it will be very interesting for him to look at the prospect, to see how his smile will look with a corrected bite. It will be interesting to know how this will affect the external image. Finding out this became possible with the 3D virtual setup technique, when the patient can see the step-by-step change in the position of his teeth.

The technique of correcting a bite with aligners involves preliminary drawing up a virtual treatment plan. The dentist takes photographs of the patient: his face, teeth. X-rays and dental impressions are taken. The data is processed by a computer program, resulting in a three-dimensional model in which the simulated dentofacial system is visible from all sides.

The orthodontist has been trained in imaging software and can create a treatment plan by moving the curved units along the desired path to create an even row on the arch. The computer calculates the duration of treatment until the desired result is achieved, as well as the required number of droppers for therapy. The technique is almost 100% accurate. Computer modeling is programmed in such a way as to calculate all stages of change on the path to correcting the pathology.

Correction of teeth without braces in children

Alternative options for treating abnormal bite in children will be non-surgical methods such as the use of aligners, trainers, aligners, plates, and elastic positioners. Another option to straighten teeth is microprosthetics.

The technique does not involve correcting a defect, but visually hiding it by fixing thin plates on the teeth - veneers and lumineers. This method of treatment is not used for children, but is considered for pathological occlusion in adults, when dental correction methods will no longer be effective and will require a lot of time.

Each alternative alignment option has its own indications and contraindications. The dentist individually considers the possibility of their use.

Trainers

Trainer in mouth

Trainers are an orthodontic device that resembles mouth guards. Their treatment takes place in 3 stages. First, the patient wears soft trainers, which prepares the oral cavity for hard structures.

Each stage lasts from six months to a year. In conclusion, the child wears retainers for several years, which serve as a preventive measure for re-misalignment of the teeth. They are used both after braces and after trainers.

Their action is to relieve excessive muscle pressure, return the normal position of the tongue and normalize nasal breathing. They are fixed to the upper and lower jaws to ensure the correct alignment of the teeth. They only need to be worn at night; during the day, it is enough to wear them for an hour.

Important! Trainers can be used from the moment the problem first arose. There are also special systems for adults that are part of braces treatment.

Advantages and disadvantages:

• can be used for children under 10 years of age;
• treatment is long, requiring at least a year;
• effective for children and adults, but only with a minor defect;
• do not require special care;
• You cannot talk to them, and they may fall out of your mouth at night.

The cost of such treatment varies greatly, depending on age, duration of use of trainers and additional activities. The price of the trainer itself starts from 2500 rubles. In total, consultation, installation and a second visit to the doctor can cost 8,000 rubles.

Plates

Children's orthodontic plate

Orthodontic plates for correcting the bite are used at an early age to correct a defect in the lower or upper jaw. They have a special mechanism that needs to be untwisted as you wear it.

The plate has the shape of an arc, is made of silicone or plastic and includes metal elements. It follows the shape of the palate and the palatal surface of the teeth.

Advantages and disadvantages:

• can be used from 3 years of age;
• are made with metal elements, which can cause allergies;
• are selected in different colors, which increases the child’s interest in wearing;
• can injure the oral mucosa, causing stomatitis;
• noticeable in the mouth, but not as much as braces.

The price of treatment starts from 7,000 rubles. More expensive ones can cost 50,000 rubles and more. The advantage will be that to change the position of the screw mechanism you do not need to visit the dentist, the doctor only shows how to do it, and then it is done by the parents.

Corrective mouthguards

Custom thermoplastic mouth guards

Special orthodontic aligners for straightening the teeth solve the problem of minor defects without the need to install braces. They are made from biosilicone or plastic. They are safe and do not injure your gums when worn.

Mouthguards for correcting bites are issued to patients from 2 to 30 pieces. They change gradually, a change is usually required every 2-3 months.

They can be individual and thermoplastic. The former are made to order, the latter are able to change shape under the influence of heat.

There are also 24-hour and night guards. They can be selected for children and adults. Per diems require longer treatment, but are suitable for those who do not want to wear any mouth guards or braces.

The cost of correcting malocclusions with mouthguards starts from 10,000 rubles, the average cost is 50,000, expensive products can cost over 100,000 rubles.

Aligners

Transparent aligner for teeth straightening

A silicone mouthguard for correcting malocclusion is called an aligner. This option for restoring the position of teeth is highly aesthetic and has no dietary restrictions.

The aligners look like a regular mouth guard that follows the contours of your teeth. It works on the principle of braces, gradually straightening the teeth.

Advantages and disadvantages:

• invisible on the teeth, they can be easily removed while eating and for cleaning;
• cannot cope with complex malocclusions;
• it is possible to treat teeth and gums while wearing it;
• cause discomfort in public places, because they need to be removed before eating;
• take a long time to produce, from several weeks;
• One aligner can be used for both straightening and whitening.

The cost of treatment with aligners is quite high; in different clinics it varies from 15,000 rubles and can reach 250,000 rubles. This is due to the fact that the treatment is lengthy, and the mouth guards themselves are made abroad on an individual order, after which they are delivered to the dental clinic.

Elastic positioners

Elastic positioner

Elastic positioners are now considered the most comfortable option for bite correction. In this way, deviations in the position of the teeth from the norm can be corrected, tremata and diastemas can be eliminated.

This corrector is a silicone mouth guard. Elastic positioners are also used after wearing braces to secure the result.

The device is attached to the upper and lower teeth. It creates correct occlusion, evenly distributing loads across the entire jaw. The devices are made from medical silicone of high strength and optimal elasticity.

Advantages and disadvantages:

• the manufacturing material is completely safe;
• Elastic positioners are comfortable and only need to be worn at night;
• the child quickly gets used to the foreign structure in the mouth;
• hypersalivation may appear;
• the device cannot be sterilized; special care products must be used;
• At the beginning of treatment, pain may be bothersome.

The price of straightening with elastopositioners starts from 7,000 rubles, which includes consultation, the cost of the structure itself and installation. For a domestic “Corrector” device you will have to pay from 3,000 rubles, but foreign ones cost much more.

How to straighten your front teeth?

In some cases, the dentition has slight deficiencies, for example with the front teeth. The orthodontist will tell you how to straighten your front teeth. He may recommend getting braces or treatment with aligners. However, sometimes cosmetic dentistry can help straighten the two front teeth. If there are no bite defects, you should consult an orthopedist - a doctor who specializes in prosthetics. He can offer the option of installing a veneer - an overlay 0.5 - 0.7 mm wide, which allows you to make your smile perfect. This technology has its pros and cons. An undoubted advantage is the speed with which the installation is carried out - just a few days, and the problem is solved. Here's a way to quickly straighten your teeth. Another plus is the service life. One of the disadvantages is the need to grind the tooth, and this is an irreversible process. In the same way, you can straighten 1 tooth, and not necessarily the front one. Sometimes an orthodontist suggests straightening the lower teeth without using braces or aligners and using veneers or lumineers. In each specific case, consultation with a doctor is necessary.