Nowadays, many people hesitate to seek orthodontic treatment for not only its high cost and potential requirement of tooth extraction, but also concerns that teeth after orthodontics may suffer from loosening and even shedding. Is that true?

    According to dentists from AKJ Dental Hospital, though orthodontics serves to reposition teeth, it won’t do harm to periodontium. Moreover, you will wear a retainer for quite a long run following the removal of braces, enabling teeth to stabilize at their new positions. So rest assured that orthodontics won’t caused teeth loosening.

    As one ages, there may be occurrences of teeth loosening, mostly caused by periodontal diseases. To put it briefly, tissues around teeth have suffered from lesions, destabilizing your teeth and eventually leading to shedding teeth. As is known, what periodontium to teeth, is what soil to trees. Only with healthy soil can trees grow strongly. That’s why it’s necessary to conduct a thorough dental checkup and mitigate periodontitis prior to dental orthodontics. 

   To draw a conclusion, it is not orthodontics that will result in teeth loosening. With any other doubts, you’d better come to consult with an orthodontist and learn about your specific dental condition. After all, dental conditions vary from person to person. To be noted, the sooner you seek orthodontics, the better result it will yield. Because the periodontal disease may progress with the passage of time, laying negative effect on the final orthodontic result. 

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