How do you fix crowded teeth?

Many ways: Depends on how severe the crowding is. Treatments can range from braces, bridges, crowns, invisilign or even jaw surgery. Sometimes crowding can be so severe that teeth may have to be removed. Contact your dentist for a consultation.

With braces: Orthodontics is the specialty that measures the size of your teeth with the size of your jaws and proportionally puts them together, fitting it into your growth pattern. A thorough radiographic assessment along with clinical findings to predict how long and how the treatment should go.

Orthodontist: Crowded teeth may be an issue for several reasons. Most people think only of the cosmetic aspects of crowding. However, crowding may lead to difficulty with brushing and flossing due to inadequate access to the blocked out areas. Additionally, crowding may affect the occlusion (bite) which may lead to unnecessary wear and tear on certain teeth and potential TMJ issues. Visit the orthodontist.

Orthodontic treatmen: Orthodontic treatment is used to fix crooked teeth. There are options to treatment: traditional braces, self ligating braces, invisalign type treatment and some lesser known and used modalities. Seek out an orthodontic consult to see which approach will suit your needs and life style.

Get Ortho consult: The dental specialist that deals with tooth and jaw misalignment problems is the orthodontist, and there are many ways to uncrowd. Ask you dentist to refer you for a consultation with an orthodontic specialist. Working together, the orthodontist can create the best possible platform on which your dentist can do any required tooth reshaping.