One of my front teeth is crooked.

The front teeth are a person's face. If you don't pay attention to them in daily life, they may be squeezed crooked due to some reasons, which will affect the person's appearance and chewing function. At this time, you must go to the dental hospital for corresponding examinations in time and correct your teeth in time. After correction, you must understand some precautions, such as dietary issues after teeth correction, oral hygiene issues, etc.

What should you pay attention to when correcting your teeth?

1: During the orthodontic process, the fixed appliance is bonded to the teeth with special materials. In the first two to five days of orthodontic treatment, the teeth may feel sore due to the force. After each follow-up visit, the patient may feel tightness and pain in the teeth, but it is very mild. However, severe pain is not normal.

2. Patients should also pay attention to oral hygiene and brush their teeth carefully and correctly every day. It is best to use a special orthodontic toothbrush. Food plaque on the surface of the teeth should also be removed after meals every day.

3. Do not eat foods that are too sticky. During the orthodontic process for teenagers, parents should pay special attention to urging their children to follow the doctor's instructions, such as regular check-ups, wire replacement, wearing rubber bands, etc. Otherwise, the orthodontic process will be prolonged and the ideal orthodontic effect will not be achieved. At the same time, you can't eat foods that are too sticky.

4. You can rinse your mouth with water or tea after meals. There are many abnormal pathogenic bacteria in the mouth. If the teeth are not brushed well and food remains between the teeth, bacteria will multiply and cause tooth decay or periodontal tissue inflammation, destroying the entire course of treatment. If it is inconvenient to brush your teeth after a meal, you can rinse your mouth with water or tea.

Oral examination once a year

However, parents do not need to be overly nervous. Some of these are just temporary situations that occur during the child's teething process and do not need to be taken too seriously. For example: when the two middle front teeth just grow out, there is a small gap between them, or the second front tooth from the middle is slightly tilted towards the position of the back teeth when it just grows out, or the upper teeth cover the lower teeth more, or the teeth are slightly crowded. These will improve as the teeth continue to erupt. As for how to determine whether orthodontic treatment is necessary, an annual oral examination is the best way.

It is understood that eating less hard food and muscle and bone degeneration are one of the reasons for the increased proportion of crooked teeth. Therefore, experts recommend that children should be allowed to eat some nuts from the age of four or five, but they must chew them slowly under parental supervision to avoid accidents when swallowing. In addition, if parents have overbite or crooked teeth, their children should have regular oral examinations, because crooked teeth are clearly hereditary.