What do orthodontic patients pay attention to?

  The process of orthodontics requires the patient’s cooperation and patience, so the following instructions must be read in detail!  1. Please tell us the basic purpose and requirements of your consultation. We will develop a reasonable treatment plan and plan in consultation with you according to your requirements and combining the degree of malocclusion of your teeth and jaws, the basic function of the mouth, the stability of the treatment effect and other factors. We will provide you with good orthodontic treatment services with advanced orthodontic treatment techniques and methods.  2, orthodontic treatment course is usually about 2 years, which is required to return to the hospital every 2-4 weeks for follow-up treatment, but according to the patient’s teeth and jawbone deformity e fit, orthodontic requirements, age, and the need for orthognathic surgery and the patient’s degree of cooperation and other factors have an impact on the course of treatment. In order to maintain stability and prevent relapse, orthodontic treatment should be completed with a retainer for 1-2 years or longer; some severe skeletal deformities and adult orthodontic cases may require lifelong retention.  3, due to the long course of orthodontic treatment, the number of follow-up visits, and orthodontic patients are mostly school-age children and adolescents, please fully cooperate with the doctor on a regular basis, otherwise, the treatment is difficult to implement as scheduled, and seriously affects the effectiveness of orthodontic treatment, prolonging the course of orthodontic treatment.  4.For patients with serious genetic background or serious skeletal deformities, it is often necessary to have orthodontic treatment by orthodontists in cooperation with orthognathic surgeons after the basic cessation of the patient’s maxillofacial growth and development (usually around 18 years old), and orthodontic treatment before and after surgery.  5, the purpose of orthodontic treatment is to improve the health level, improve the facial appearance, improve the quality of life, so it is different from the purchase of general commodities, the treatment cost depends on the patient’s deformity degree, orthodontic requirements, age, cooperation and orthodontic methods and many other factors, which ^ to the bargaining or discount market, each person’s situation is not the same, please consult with the doctor about the treatment in detail Please consult with your doctor for details about the cost of treatment.  6, the patient should return to the doctor in accordance with the time required by the doctor to complete the treatment, sometimes due to individual special reasons, so your visit is slightly delayed, please give you and your parents full understanding and cooperation. The long course of orthodontic treatment, the number of follow-up visits, will inevitably bring some impact on your work and study, please fully understand and rationalize your follow-up time.  7.If for any reason you cannot attend the appointment time, you should contact us at least one week in advance in order to change the appointment time; if you do not contact us and visit us temporarily, you should ask the doctor’s permission, register a temporary number and wait patiently in the waiting room, and if you do not visit us for more than six months for no reason, it will be considered as automatic termination of treatment, and if you request to continue orthodontic treatment, you must register for treatment again. The patient’s non-cooperation will prolong the course of orthodontic treatment, affecting the efficacy and increasing the cost of orthodontic treatment.  8, due to the need for orthodontic treatment, often need to extract teeth (extraction) orthodontic treatment; if you need to use the extraction method for orthodontic treatment and take a reluctant orthodontic treatment without extraction, you will not get the expected good aesthetic orthodontic effect, or the orthodontic effect is easy to relapse.  9, because of the different orthodontic design, you may use movable or fixed aligners for orthodontic treatment, follow the doctor’s instructions, carefully, actively and correctly use the aligners, otherwise, the lack of your cooperation orthodontic goals will not be achieved.  10, orthodontic appliance wearing period, please be sure to strengthen oral hygiene, after each meal should be in accordance with the correct brushing method to brush the soft dirt and food residue clean, otherwise, it is very easy to lead to tooth decay or periodontal disease, causing loosening or loss of teeth, affecting the effective treatment, increasing the difficulty of orthodontic treatment, prolonging the course of orthodontic treatment.  11.Due to the patient’s age, anatomical structure or specificity of response to orthodontic force, root resorption of orthodontic teeth may occur during the orthodontic treatment, and in serious cases, it may cause extensive root resorption or even loose teeth. Due to the high incidence and complexity of the cause of TMJ disorders, joint popping, pain or movement disorders may occur before, during and after orthodontic treatment. Patients with obvious root resorption or temporomandibular joint symptoms can only temporarily interrupt or terminate orthodontic treatment and refer to the relevant department for treatment.  12. In order to obtain the best treatment results for patients and to ensure the integrity of their medical data, radiographs, dental models and photographs are required before, during and after treatment. Your medical records, dental models, x-rays and photographs are kept and used by the hospital, and patients are not allowed to take them out of the hospital at will.  13.Patients have the right to terminate the treatment if one of the following conditions occurs during the treatment process, please note!  (1) those who do not return for more than six months in a row; (2) those with poor oral hygiene, resulting in severe gingivitis or periodontal disease; (3) those who do not follow medical advice, cannot cooperate with treatment, and repeatedly cause orthodontic appliances to fall out or be damaged.