Indiana Orthodontics, Orthodontist
central Indiana. Serving the area of Noblesville, Fishers, Westfield,
Carmel, Cicero, Geist, Pendleton, Lapel, Indianapolis, Marion, Muncie,
Anderson, Fortville, Tipton, Speedway, Eagle Creek, Broadripple, Castleton,
Marion County, Hamilton County, Monroe County, Madison County, New Castle,
Bloomington, Greenwood, Beech Grove, Mooresville, Martinsville, Lebanon,
LaFayette, Elwood, Ft. Wayne, Evansville, Shelbyville, Crawfordsville,
Wabash, Warsaw, South Bend, Gary and Terre Haute. Online
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For
the best results these three phases should be
implemented in
the proper order at the ideal times:
Phase
I, more affectionately known to us as the
is
best implemented while the patient is experiencing
optimum growth and
primary (baby) teeth are still present (about 6-10
years of age). After this age the child's
bones are less influenceable rendering this treatment
ineffective.
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below to learn more about this exciting new orthodontic
development that can save your family money, time,
and trouble!
This little trainer is one of the greatest
orthodontic innovations ever developed! Most
orthodontic problems occur during childhood
and are created by poor breathing and muscular
habits. The T4K along with some exercises
can correct these muscular habits while it
also corrects much of the bone and tooth problems
as well. This
treatment is for children 6 - 10 years old
and is extremely natural because it simply
assists the natural bone growth and development
that occurs at this age.The
T4K can save families thousands of dollars
in family orthodontics and keep time and energy
invested in family orthodontics to a minimum.
It's a dream come true!
Phase
II (Removable Functional Appliances) is
best implemented while the patient is still growing,
but all primary teeth are gone and
secondary (permanent) teeth are present (about 12-16
years of age).
Phase II may be implemented early before all primary
teeth are gone to correct a posterior cross bite.
Phase
III (Brackets
and Wires & T4B) is
best implemented after a good foundation has been
laid with Phase I and/or
Phase II while
the patient is still growing and all permanent teeth
are present and fairly
well erupted. Actual
age is not as significant as the actual stage of
development of the teeth.
We
do Orthodontics on older patients including mature
adults. We
actually consider adults to be anyone in the late
teens or older due to the way these patients tend
to respond to orthodontic treatment. These
patients can still be treated most effectively with
with Phase
II &
Phase
III orthodontics.
Treatment
is normally slower, slightly less responsive, less
predictable and less stable than in the younger
patients, we do however still get wonderful results
in adult patients,
especially
when compared to results achieved through traditional
orthodontic methods.
Functional
orthodontics, unlike traditional, is not just about
moving or straightening teeth(orthodontics only)
Moving
teeth must be coupled with promotion of bone growth
(orthopedics)for the best results. Functional
orthodontics primarily uses a variety of removable
appliances (not fixed brackets and wires, better
known as "braces") to essentially expand
the jaws, move teeth, and reposition the jaws.Most
orthodontic cases involve crowded teeth. The key
to successful orthodontics is to make space of the
teeth. This
minimizes the potential for relapse (recrowding)resulting
in far less need for a retainer to hold teeth in
their proper place.
When
teeth are crowded and you are told that orthodontics
can be done without extractions, I would question
that. Moving teeth can be analogous to stretching
a rubber band. When "stretching" forces
are removed, teeth will rebound like a rubber band
if space is not provided. Traditional
orthodontics often includes removal of four premolars
to make space. Indeed this makes space, but also
"collapses" the arch (jaw size). This
condition often causes or contributes to jaw joint
(TMJ) problems.(Click
this link to learn more about TMJ )
In addition, four third molars (wisdom teeth) are
often removed to reduce the potential for recrowding
of teeth or impaction of wisdom teeth. The total
number of teeth removed would be eight.
Studies have shown that second
molars are a major factor in causing crowding
or recrowding of teeth. For this reason, second
molar extraction is a key component of functional
orthodontics. At the appropriate time, second molars
are extracted and the third molars (wisdom teeth)
are allowed to erupt in their place. This
procedure provides the space needed to remove crowding
from teeth, reduces the potential for orthodontic
relapse (recrowding), and eliminates the potential
for impacted wisdom teeth...
all
with extracting only four teeth instead of eight!
We also offer non-orthodontic
second molar removal for non-orthodontic patients
as an option instead of the more difficult, more expensive
surgical extraction of impacted wisdom teeth with
greater potential for complications.
There
is an even greater concern and need for prevention
of decay and gum disease during orthodontic treatment.
This is because foods and liquids are more easily
trapped around and under orthodontic appliances
and braces. But even with appliances or braces the
patient can entirely prevent decay and gum disease,
it just takes a little bit more effort.
