Orthodontics Department
The beauty and harmony of the face are highly related to the appearance of the teeth and their relations with each other and with the lips and other parts of the face. ORTHODONTIC CLINIC is the place where such relations are being considered .
NORMAL TEETH AND JAWS RELATIONS
For good appearance and best functional performance of the mouth
components, the teeth in each jaw must be arranged in a certain arch form (dental arch) that is correlated in size and shape to the other components of the facial bones, both upper and lower dental arches must be related to each other in a harmonious relationship that ensures the best functions of speech and chewing.
Moreover, good teeth relations in each dental arch and good dental arches relations will serve to reduce the possibility of dental cavities (dental caries) and gum diseases through the facilitation of what is so-called self-cleansing mechanisms, and also give the chance of normal movements of the temporomandibular joints (TMJs) (the two joints between the lower jaw andthe skull at both sides) which will prevent their dysfunction and pain.
The psychological impact of appearance is another very important issue, where appearance does affect the social life of most people.
ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT WITH APPLIANCES
Orthodontic treatment usually depends on the use of appliances, these appliances fall into two main types; removable and the fixed orthodontic appliances. Removable appliances (can be removed by the patient) are used in some initial stages of the comprehensive treatment they are effective in certain simple discrepancies but they fail in more difficult cases. Fixed orthodontic appliances (fixed on the surfaces of the teeth and cannot be removed by the patient) are used to treat most of the cases; there are several types of them depending on the philosophy of the treatment plan (e.g. Edgewise, Roth, and the self ligature systems). Some of the fixed appliances are made of metal and others are made of teeth-colored or clear material.
Some of them are fixed on the outer surfaces of the teeth and others are fixed on the inner surfaces.
