Top 9 health benefits of braces for you and your child

Wondering why more and more Indians are recommending orthodontic treatment to fix their health issues? Orthodontics is not just for straightening teeth and getting a perfect aesthetic smile, although that’s the most popular reason to get them. In addition to aesthetics, orthodontic treatments via braces, aligners, etc., can also provide a large number of health and functional benefits. 

At Hayes Dental Clinic we go above and beyond just providing our patients with dental treatment but also try to educate them on the best ways to maintain great oral health. In this blog, we shall discuss all the direct and indirect ways in which the benefits of braces can help you and your child’s health. 

1. Easier to maintain oral hygiene: Fixing misaligned teeth helps make it easier to keep proper oral hygiene. Crooked or overcrowded teeth often have a lot of awkward folds making it easier for food particles to get stuck between them. Despite of diligent brushing and flossing techniques, getting rid of these particles could still be a challenge, leading to an access of plaque and tartar buildup. These later could also make you more prone to getting cavities and gum deseases. Children and teenagers are more prone to these side effects due to lesser oral care motivation.
2. Prevent Wear and Tear of teeth: Crooked teeth or misaligned bite can often cause uneven distribution of force and pressure during chewing on a few particular teeth. These teeth experiencing excessive pressure over time, can get gradually damaged by weakening the enamel. This could further cause the tooth to chip, get fractures during sports or physical injuries or make them more prone to cavities. Braces and orthodontics help rectify this by rearranging the bite and alignment to make sure all teeth get the ideal amount of pressure required.
3. Prevent certain cases of Bone Erosion: The uneven force and pressure exerted due to misalignment could also cause bone erosion due to inconsistent bone stimulation. Bone regeneration needs a certain optimum amount of pressure from the jaw inorder to be stimulated. Due to improper distribution of pressure, certain areas of the jaw could experience deterioration and get weaker over time.
4. Improve overall symmetry of the face: Misalignment can often cause asymmetry between the lower facial features especially around the jaw. This is often observed with bite issues, with the lower jaw jutting too much or not enough, or one side having more weightage. This makes facial disharmony obvious but can easily be fixed by the treatment benefits of braces that would push the jaw into an symmetrically ideal position.
5. Improve chewing and digestion: Improper alignment of teeth makes it difficult for the upper and lower teeth to meet in the most efficient way to breakdown food. This would lead to food not getting chewed up properly before swallowing, thereby increasing the stress on the digestive system. This causes further health problems like bloating and nutrient absorption related issues, causing adverse effects over time. Which is why the benefits of orthodontic treatment intervention is essential to overall body health.
6. Get rid of certain muscle pains: Improper alignment of jaw and bite could cause uneven pressure getting exerted on the surrounding facial muscles. This would cause a potential list of problems for a lot of people. Problems like migraines, unpredicteble neck pain, jaw pain, snoring issues, ect. These are all inter-related to the jaw muscles getting uneven strain and could be fixed with orthodontic care.
7. Fix speech issues: Misaligned teeth often cause speech problems like lisps and unclear articulation of certain sounds like “s”,  “f”,  “z” ect. This is caused due to improper contact of the tongue to the teeth or inability to close the mouth proper due to overcrowding or improper bite. Orthodontics helps fix a lot of these speech issues and help you or your child communicate effectively.
8. Better scope for dental restorative care: The installation of a lot of dental procedures like implants, bridges, crowns, ect can be improved from the benefits of orthodontic treatment. Having properly aligned teeth would ensure these procedures can be applied more effectively. 
9. Prevent facial injury: During injuries or sports, you’re more likely to damage your mouth or teeth if they jut or protrude outward in an awkward manner. Making sure to fix these alignment issues reduces the chances of facial damage and injuries during these cases.

Medical sciences have proven time and again why the benefits of braces is a boon for us regardless of our age for long term physical as well as mental benefits. At Hayes Dental we will make sure to help you achieve all your health and aesthetic goals through minimally invasive methods and comprehensive care.

To know more about our various orthodontic services read through our website or book your expert consultation for our Richmond Town clinic today!