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<p><em><strong>So how do you know if it's a good option for you?</strong></em></p> <p>Ultimately, the best answer for this will be given by a dentist or an orthodontist who has experience in this treatment. Here are a few things that STO will struggle with:</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>1. Reducing an overjet</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Overjet is how far in front the top teeth are, in relation to the lower teeth. If this is something that you want to improve, then you might need to remove two upper side teeth so that there is room to move the front teeth back. STO will not do this.</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>2. Severe crowding.</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Crowding is the term we dentists use to describe how much tooth overlap there is. To get an idea of crowding, it's easier to look at a birds-eye view of the teeth.</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">If the crowding is beyond a certain point, then there may not be enough bone to straighten the teeth out, and there is a risk that the teeth are slightly moved out of the bone- this sounds worse than is actually is, but it can cause gum problems at a later date. Again, in these situations, it's usually a better idea to remove some teeth to make some room.</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;"><strong>3</strong>. <strong>Open bites</strong></p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Open bites are where the front teeth do not overlap when the back teeth touch</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Open bites can be closed, but they are usually beyond what short-term orthodontics can do.</p> <p style="padding-left: 40px;">Saying all of this, Short Term Orthodontics is a great solution for most adults, I would estimate about 70-80% of adults would be suitable for this treatment, and combining the dramatic results with short treatment times, it's definitely worth asking your cosmetic dentist about it.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Keeping your teeth straight</strong></p> <p><em>About half the patients I treat have had brace treatment as a teenager- so why do they need it again?!</em> <br />It all has to do with something called retention.</p> <p>When a tooth is moved, then it will want to move back to its original position once the brace is removed. To stop this happening most children will be given a clear retainer, similar to the Invisalign brace. The problem is that they don't were it!</p>

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