Almost every day in clinical work, doctors are asked the question: Can I still get orthodontic treatment when I am older? Will orthodontic teeth become easily lost? Can you do it without extracting the teeth …… In fact, not only patients have the above misconceptions about orthodontics, some non-orthodontic dentists will also have the same misconceptions, today we will sort it out for you. One of the concerns: you can’t get orthodontic treatment at an older age. The essence of tooth movement is the process of alteration of the alveolar bone around the teeth, it can be said that the alveolar bone is being altered for life, so as long as the periodontal health, no special systemic diseases orthodontics and no age limit. More and more adults are seeking orthodontic treatment for aesthetics, veneers or treatment of periodontal disease. Although there is no age limit for orthodontics, there is an optimal time for treatment, because the timing of orthodontic treatment is different for different malocclusions. Especially at the age of 3-5 years old, the most likely to form the milk teeth antitussive that is, “the envelope”, parents who think that only after the tooth replacement can be orthodontic, so you miss the best time for treatment, early intervention at this time is very likely to guide the benign development of the upper jaw bone to lift the “envelope This is a very good chance that early intervention at this time will lead to the benign development of the upper jaw and thus release the “encrustation. As a result, adolescents should visit their dentist regularly to avoid missing the best time for treatment, while adults should not be in a hurry. The complexity of the treatment should be fully understood and prepared. Concern No. 2: Teeth will become easy to loosen and fall off after orthodontic treatment. There are many reasons for loose teeth, such as trauma, tumors, etc., but the most common clinical number one natural enemy of loose teeth is periodontal disease. If you compare teeth to a house, the bone around the teeth is similar to the foundation. When suffering from periodontitis, the foundation is destroyed and the house becomes prone to collapse, and the teeth become loose. In the orthodontic process, we have to move the teeth from one position to another i.e. the teeth need to be moved, the teeth will be temporarily loosened to facilitate this movement, when the teeth are moved to the new position, the bone around them will be modified and the teeth can be stabilized again. It is because many teeth are clinically misaligned that they need orthodontic treatment. By aligning the teeth back to their correct position, you will not only gain aesthetics but also make your teeth healthier and less likely to fall out. Concern #3: What if there is a gap after tooth extraction? Many patients are worried that there will be a big hole in their mouth after the extraction and they will have a leaky mouth. In fact, this gap is especially valuable to the orthodontist because the doctor has to use the gap to align the teeth or inward protrusion of the teeth. Concern #4: Will orthodontics destroy the enamel? In order to apply force to the teeth, we need to bond the braces on the tooth surface, the process we will do some treatment to the tooth surface so that the braces can be fixed on the teeth, we use the oral special bonding agent, these materials have been used in the clinic for thirty to forty years, while there is a lot of experimental data to prove its safety, so patients do not have to worry about hurting the enamel. The fifth concern: orthodontics will be very painful. Many people are worried that orthodontics will be very painful for fear of affecting their lives and studies, but it is not. For most patients, orthodontic initial or after each follow-up consultation force teeth will feel sore and soft, do not dare to bite hard objects, but the degree of soreness is relatively mild, are within the tolerable range of people, generally last three or five days on their own disappeared, some people do not even respond at all. In addition, with the modernization of orthodontic materials and the promotion of light force orthodontic technology, patients’ orthodontic experience is becoming more and more comfortable. In recent years, there are lingual fixed orthodontic technology, invisible orthodontic technology, which greatly meet the requirements of patients in terms of aesthetics. Make the “steel teeth girl” become more “not steel teeth”, and even after you straighten your teeth may not be others find you had orthodontic treatment.