常见问题

• 什么是正畸学家？为什么选择正畸学家？牙医和正畸医生有什么区别？
  
• 为什么要接受正畸治疗？
  
• 为什么需要正畸治疗？
  
• 何时去看正畸医生？
  
• 我的咬合会对我的整体健康产生什么影响？
  
• 关于牙齿矫正
  
• 正畸技术取得了长足进步
  
• 如果我不想让牙套露出来，我有什么选择？
  
• Clear aligners (See brochure "The clear alternative to braces").
  
• 舌侧矫正器

为成长中的儿童

• 正确的牙齿矫正检查时间
• 孩子的第一次牙齿矫正检查
• 成长中的儿童需要注意的问题
• 我孩子的牙齿排列以后会改变吗？
  研究表明，随着年龄的增长，人们的牙齿可能会发生移位。这种可变的逐渐移位模式被称为成熟变化，可能在 20 岁出头后会放缓，但对于大多数人来说，在一定程度上仍会持续一生。即使是牙齿发育到理想排列和咬合状态的儿童，在成年后也可能出现牙齿矫正问题。最常见的成熟变化是下门牙（前牙）拥挤。在正畸治疗后，按照指示佩戴保持器可以稳定矫正效果。在完全佩戴保持器期间之外，夜间佩戴保持器可以防止牙齿的成熟期移位。

• 成人进行牙齿矫正治疗是否太晚？
• 成人应注意的问题
• 什么是各种牙齿矫正治疗？
• 我吸烟。这会对我的正畸治疗产生什么影响？
• 我怀孕了，想开始牙齿矫正治疗。可以吗？
  在开始任何正畸治疗之前，请与您的医生和正畸医生讨论这个问题，因为怀孕带来的身体变化可能会影响口腔。牙龈等软组织更容易受到感染。
  
  但要注意的是，当您怀孕时，一定要特别照顾好自己的身体，包括牙齿和牙龈。这是因为怀孕期间体内荷尔蒙的变化会增加患牙龈疾病的几率。
  
  因此，在怀孕期间，一定要保持良好的口腔卫生，也就是每天刷牙和使用牙线。将这一习惯与健康、均衡的饮食和定期看牙医结合起来，不仅有助于避免自己出现牙科问题，还有助于宝宝的健康成长。

• Why are retainers needed after orthodontic treatment?
  After braces are removed, the teeth can shift out of position if they are not stabilized. Retainers provide that stabilization. They are designed to hold teeth in their corrected, ideal positions until the bones and gums adopt to the treatment changes. Wearing retainers exactly as instructed is the best insurance that the treatment improvements last for a lifetime.

• Can I play sports while wearing braces?
  Yes. Wearing a protective mouthguard is advised while playing any contact sports. Your orthodontist can recommend a specific mouthguard.

• Will my braces interfere with playing musical instruments?
  Playing wind or bass instruments, such as the trumpet, will clearly require some adaptation to braces. With practice and a period of adjustment, braces typically do not interfere with the playing of musical instruments.

• What about the Wisdom teeth (third molars) - should they be removed?
  In about three out of four cases where teeth have not been removed during orthodontic treatment, there are good reasons to have the wisdom teeth removed, usually when a person reaches his or her mid- to late-teen years. Careful studies have shown, however, that wisdom teeth do not cause or contribute to the progressive crowding of lower incisor teeth that can develop in the late teen years and beyond. Your Orthodontist can determine what is right for you.

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