Nutrients. Certain vitamins and minerals help us maintain a healthy smile. It is known that food is crucial to our overall health as naturally, affects the state of our oral health.

Within these, there are nutrients that participation in training and health of teeth and gums is vital. These include calcium, phosphorus, fluoride, vitamin D, vitamin A and the B vitamins

These nutrients are essential for the formation and maintenance of the structures of the body in general and of the teeth and gums in particular, are indispensable in the diet at all ages if we want to achieve and maintain a healthy mouth and a beautiful smile.

Milk and milk products are a group of foods that are an excellent source of most of these elements: calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins A and D and B.

Remember that diet is also linked to tooth formation in the fetus. It is recommended that during the entire period of pregnancy the woman has a plaque control, avoid any reason for general anesthesia, avoid drugs as much as possible, and frequently go to the dentist to prevent their pregnancy any condition.

And although one might think that the care end with the birth of the child are also important to control in a later stage. The ingestion of drugs or drugs taken by the mother during pregnancy or breastfeeding, can pass through the milk to the child through breastfeeding and that is one of the problems that exist at this stage, as they may harmfully affect the baby or interfere in the process of breastfeeding changing composition of milk or interrupting the discharge of it.

It is therefore important that all dental action that takes place as previously discussed with your treating doctor and dentist.

The patients in orthodontic treatment, should be careful not to eat hard or sticky food. They should not bite your nails, pens or pencils, as this will damage the aircraft. If equipment is damaged, causing the treatment regularly lengthen and require extra visits to the clinic.

Keeping your teeth and appliances clean requires more precision and time, and should be done every day you want to have healthy teeth and gums during and after treatment. Patients who are not cleaned properly, should visit more often to your dentist for professional cleanings.

The orthodontist will train the patient and their parents (if under age), such as using the brush, how often to have tooth brushing and if it is necessary to use other oral hygiene aids.

The current cost of treatment depends on many factors, including the severity of the problem, the approximate time of treatment also depend on age. Regularly ask for a down payment and subsequent monthly payments, provided we are ready to set a specific payment plan for each person or family. We also offer the option of paying by credit card.

 

How long does orthodontic treatment?
In general, active treatment with fixed appliances (braces), has a range between 1 and 3 years.

The orthodontic appliances is carried out in children (between 4 and 10 years) with fixed and removable appliances to compensate for growth problems regularly over a period of 18-24 months. To allow dentofacial harmony and enough space for all the teeth, thus avoiding the extraction of permanent teeth. Regularly this stage is followed by a second phase of orthodontic fixed appliance.

Of course, a good cooperation is crucial in order to meet suggested treatment time.

Then it must cover a period between two and three years in a residency program in orthodontics. In this post-graduate program, the orthodontist learns the skills required for management of tooth movement (orthodontics) and guide facial development (dentofacial orthopedics or jaw).

At what age can a person have orthodontic treatment?
Children and adults can have the benefit of orthodontic treatment, because healthy teeth can be moved at any age. It is crucial to monitor the growth and development of young children, as some malocclusions may begin to show in the early years of age and can fix them quickly if caught in time.

Recommend that the first review of orthodontist takes place not later than age 7. Wait until the permanent dentition is complete or wait until facial growth is complete, may hinder the correction of most malocclusions.

An orthodontic evaluation can be done at any age if the parents, family dentist or the same patient notice any irregularity.

When left untreated, the majority of orthodontic problems become worse with time malocclusion meet with the orthodontist to correct the problems as they occur, this is less costly and less cumbersome to deal with problems which have become chronic over time .

Gingivitis is a disease that can seriously damage your teeth, but taking proper care can prevent it. About 50% of adults suffer from an infection of the gums called periodontal disease or gingivitis, due to poor hygienic habits and a few visits to the dentist. This infection is caused by bacterial plaque that adheres to the teeth, and it may cause loss.

You can do much to prevent gingivitis and the most effective is cleanliness.