Thumbsucking

Thumb sucking is a behavior found in humans. It usually involves placing the thumb into the mouth and repeating sucking contact for a prolonged duration.  As a child develops the habit, it will usually develop a “favorite” finger to suck on Thumb sucking generally stops by the age of 5 years. Some children will retain this  habit, which can cause them severe dental problems. Prolonged thumb sucking can results in deformation of  a child’s upper dental arch, cause cross-bite, protruded teeth, and create an open bite Malocclusion however it usually corrects itself when the child stops thumb-sucking.

Fixed Orthodontic retention

The orthodontic retention phase is also called as orthodontic contention, which is aimed at minimizing unwanted dental movements and maintaining the corrections which attain during the orthodontic treatment .

Scaling and Root planning

Gum disease is caused by a sticky film of bacteria called plaque. Plaque is always forming on your teeth, but if they aren’t cleaned well, the bacteria in plaque can cause your gums to become inflamed. This can cause your gums to  pull away from your teeth and form spaces called pockets. Plaque then gets trapped in these pockets and cannot be removed with regular brushing. If untreated, gum disease could lead to bone and tooth loss.

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Incorrect bite

If an incorrect bite is not treated in the given period of time then there might be chance of face  ‘collapse’. This can cause the face to sag, the chin to stick out or the smile to droop down which doesn’t look good . It can even cause headaches, neck pain and pain in other parts of the body.