Teeth can grow crooked for many reasons. Summarily, the main causes include先天 factors and acquired factors.
Among these, the acquired factors are crucial. Even if your parents gave you a good set of teeth naturally, if you don't cherish them, your teeth won't look good either. If you let things go unchecked, they will grow randomly. Of course, if your mother didn't pay attention to protecting your teeth when you were young, resulting in misaligned teeth, then you'll have to rely on orthodontics later in life to solve this problem. This includes:
1. Reasons why mom's teeth might be misaligned:
1) The fetus is affected by various influences in the mother’s body, such as nutritional metabolic disorders, medication, radiation exposure, dental correction, picky eating habits, etc.
2) Mom getting sick or injured during pregnancy or delivery leading to birth injuries.
3) Incorrect feeding posture.
4) Baby breathing through the mouth without mom correcting it.
2. Reasons why the baby's own teeth might be misaligned:
1) After starting school, the baby doesn't stop the habit of thumb sucking.
2) Child has a habitual tongue thrusting habit.
3) Has bad swallowing habits.
4) Unconsciously bites lips.
5) Has a habit of chewing on one side.
6) During the milk tooth period or mixed dentition period, the child has the aforementioned bad habits and does not correct them.
3. Congenital factors for misaligned teeth:
Teeth development and growth come from human evolution and individual development. In the process of human evolution, from primitive humans to modern humans, food has evolved from raw to cooked, from coarse to fine, from hard to soft. First, facial muscles gradually degenerate and are no longer as developed. Secondly, facial bones gradually shrink and degenerate, resulting in the inability to accommodate all the teeth. From an individual development perspective, this is related to genetic inheritance from parents.
So, what is the best time for orthodontic treatment? Generally speaking, for patients with simple tooth deformities and mild facial bone deformities, orthodontic treatment usually begins after all the milk teeth have been replaced. For boys, this is generally around 12-14 years old, and for girls, it's around 11-13 years old.
In any case, malocclusion should be treated early. Otherwise, over time, misaligned teeth may develop into severe facial bone deformities. The later the correction is done, the more difficult the treatment becomes. The longer the patient wears braces, the higher the relative cost of correction will be.
Therefore, dear friend, if you have the intention to correct your teeth, you should proceed as soon as possible! Suzhou Dongwu Stomatology Hospital is your best choice. It boasts advanced medical technology and an excellent medical team.