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Common Myths and Facts about Orthodontists and Braces.

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If you’re so self-conscious about your teeth that you stifle your smile, you are needlessly depriving yourself of many of life’s benefits.

It’s a common misconception that mint-flavored toothpaste causes the unpleasant taste when eating that first meal after brushing. In reality, it’s a chemical found in most toothpastes called sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) or other variants like sodium laureth sulfate (SLES).

While mandibular (lower-jaw) third molars are the teeth most likely to be impacted, maxillary (upper-jaw) canine teeth are also prone to impaction.

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The malocclusion (“bad bite”) known as an “anterior open bite” is characterized by top and bottom front teeth that do not touch while the back teeth are clenched. This problem, which may arise from abnormal skeletal growth or habits such as tongue thrusting, thumb sucking, or extended pacifier use, can result in difficulty biting, chewing, and swallowing.

If you were to draw a vertical line straight down the middle of your face, you would expect the border between your top front teeth to line up directly beneath the middle of your lips and the center of your nose. While most of us might be expected to have some misalignment in this dental “midline,” it is often so slight that it is barely noticeable.

While young children find finger- and thumb-sucking to be comforting, these habits are usually abandoned between two and four years of age. Beyond that, thumb-sucking can improperly influence the position of erupting “adult” teeth and jaws.

While parents can often spot at a very early age a number of conditions affecting their children, subtle problems with emerging teeth and jaw growth often escape their notice. For this reason, the American Association of Orthodontics recommends that all children have their teeth checked by an orthodontist around age 7.

Tooth crowding can result from large teeth (inherited from one parent) packed in small jaws (inherited from the other parent), irregularly shaped tooth arches (the crescent arrangement of teeth in either jaw), or displaced tooth roots.

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