Orthodontist Frequently Asked Questions
Medically reviewed byRooz Khosravi，DMD，PHD，MSD- 写道蒂姆·珠宝
What is an orthodontist?
矫正者诊断并治疗你的下颌错误地定位。他们还纠正了下颌异常。这可以帮助您对您的笑容感到更加自信，并具有良好的功能咬。
矫正物是一个亚专业dentistryfocused on the treatment of crowded teeth, overbite, underbite, misaligned teeth, corrective jaw surgeries, and facial skeletal problems.
Orthodontists have a variety of solutions for corrective treatment, includingbracesand clear aligners.
Orthodontists treat children, teens, and adults.
矫正者可以执行以下程序：
- comprehensive treatment to correct bite and straighten teeth
- growth modification in children and teens to address间距和骨骼问题
- limited treatment (mostly in adults) to partially address dental problems andstraighten teeth
Specifically, orthodontists may:
- examine and diagnosemalocclusion(misalignment of the teeth or jaw problems)
- 监视下颌骨头，颌骨，面部和咬人如何生长为孩子生长
- 拍摄牙齿和下颚的录音（大多是数字的），以更紧密地检查牙齿，并设计牙科设备以适合您的嘴
- 把牙套放在牙齿上帮助拉直它们
- 设计，制造，并提供清晰的对齐器，您可以随时插入和删除
- put on正畸头饰修改骨骼异常的儿童的生长方向，如小下颌
- bond in a腭膨胀机（吊具）在你的顶部牙齿上加宽嘴里的上颚如果你的口味薄，导致你的牙齿或你的咬伤是关闭的
- 用括号的组合器具或清晰的对齐器的组合器具放置，以解决成长青少年的骨骼问题
- perform corrective jaw surgeries (orthognathic surgery) with an oral surgeon to help fix bites and straighten teeth that can’t be corrected with braces or aligners alone
- help patients maintain their straight teeth after treatment by offeringorthodontic retainers，清除保留员，霍利保留者或粘合固定的固定保留符
这不是一个详尽的清单。您的矫正者可以提供这里未列出的其他服务。
Get in touch with your local orthodontist to see if they can do the procedures you're looking for.
在预约期间提出正畸医生的最佳问题包括：
- What’s your background in orthodontics? What do you specialize in?
- What treatment options do you suggest for my condition? Are braces necessary, or are there alternatives?
- 我可以逼真地期待我的治疗方法是什么？
- 如果我不做治疗，我的牙齿或下巴会是什么样的？
- 在治疗过程中，我需要改变我需要饮食或生活方式吗？
- Have you had success in the past treating cases similar to mine? What can I expect?
- 我有多长时间呢？其他治疗会采取多长时间？
- 我是否需要手术治疗我的病症？我可以从手术中预期的什么，恢复有多长？
- How much will my braces or treatment cost? Can I pay in installments?
- 我可以吗straighten my teeth without braces还
- 牙套受伤了吗？当我拿到它们时会受伤吗？
- 牙套会为我的孩子工作，还是我需要等到他们年纪大了？
- Am I too old to get braces? Will another treatment work?