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You may experience sunken cheeks while wearing braces. So, what causes you to have braces on your cheeks and temples? And how to fix this situation? The following article will help you better understand about sunken temples and choose effective remedies.
1. What is the sunken temples when braces?
Braces are a cosmetic method that helps to align teeth to the desired position. It also gives you a more harmonious set of teeth thanks to specialized tools. But after you remove the braces, the cheeks and temples are deeply sunken. This condition, also known as sunken cheeks when braces, makes the face lose its naturalness and balance, as it makes your face look haggard, older and even more people become less confident in life.
2. Braces for sunken cheeks and temples?
Braces are sunken cheeks and temples due to many causes. After finishing the braces process, this situation also improved.
2.1. Due to weight loss because you fasted
When wearing braces, everyone must follow a special diet, for example:
Only thin, soft foods should be eaten and not too hard; Abstain from many meat dishes; Meat to eat must be cut into small pieces or cooked soft. Combined with the discomfort and entanglement of orthodontic appliances will make eating more difficult, boring and create a feeling of not wanting to eat.
Not to mention the first days of each brace, the toothache will make you even more uncomfortable and do not want to eat or drink anything.
All of these things combined will affect more or less the amount of nutrients taken into the body every day (mostly in the direction of decline), which in turn will cause the orthodontist to lose weight and create current Braces with cheekbones and temples.
2.2. Braces for sunken cheeks and temples due to bone loss
In some cases, in order to have enough space for tooth alignment, the doctor will sometimes ask the client to remove a few teeth.
If then the other teeth can be moved according to the correct protocol, then compensate for the position of the extracted tooth, there will be absolutely no problem.
2.3. Your living habits are not scientific. again.
2.4. Nutritional deficiency The body does not receive enough nutrients during braces, which also causes the phenomenon of braces to be sunken temples, sunken cheeks. Moreover, improper eating is also the cause of many dangerous oral diseases such as tooth decay, gingivitis when you wear braces.
2.5. The wrong way to pull teeth
Usually, before carrying out braces, the doctor will assign tooth number 4 to be extracted to create space to rearrange the entire jaw. But if this operation is performed by a weakly skilled doctor, it will affect the jawbone and can cause alveolar bone loss leading to the phenomenon of cheekbones.
2.6. Braces are not technically correct
This is also the reason that comes from the expertise of the orthodontist. When the doctor determines that the force of the brackets is too strong, it will directly affect the jaw joint and tooth roots, leading to the condition of the temples when wearing braces.
2.7. Squeeze your cheeks and temples when you have braces because you are stressed
Another possible cause of sunken temples and cheeks is your mental state.
Feelings of lack of confidence, fear that the braces will be exposed every time you smile or the pain appears at night that affects the biological clock will accumulate and gradually create stress.
These stress will indirectly affect and affect the general health of the body, thereby causing the face to become smaller and creating the phenomenon of sunken cheeks when you have orthodontic treatment.
3. How to fix sunken temples when braces
3.1 Eat and drink well
You should properly understand the fasting recommended by the doctor and should not be excessively abstinent. During the braces process, you should have a reasonable diet, full of fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals ...
You can talk to your dentist or nutritionist for advice. Ask about the right diet for you. This way, you will ensure your weight as well as avoid sunken cheeks and sunken temples.
3.2. Building a reasonable lifestyle In addition to the diet, you also need to adjust your activities in a scientific way to improve your health.
Besides, you need to perform thorough oral hygiene with the brush recommended for people with braces combined with flossing for optimal effectiveness to avoid infection.
3.3. With the development of science and technology today, you can be assured of the quality of the brackets and wires used in the braces process.
Moreover, when problems such as falling or broken brackets occur, you will be supported by dentists who will help you overcome them in a timely manner. So there is no need to worry too much about these problems when you have braces.
Please keep the spirit comfortable, avoid too much stress and combined with a moderate activity, the risk of sunken cheeks when braces will be reduced to the lowest.
3.4. Follow your doctor's treatment regimen
Follow the doctor's instructions strictly and monitor the changes and abnormalities of the teeth to notify the dentist.
Come to regular check-ups, the dentist will check the condition of your teeth and detect possible risks of sunken cheeks in time.
Therefore, this is an effective measure to overcome the situation of sunken braces, while ensuring the best effect.
3.5. Choose a reliable dental address
A highly reliable dental address with a team of highly specialized doctors and good service quality will minimize the risk of sunken cheeks when braces.
Moreover, with a good dental facility, you will also receive maximum advice and support before, during and after the braces process on nutrition and living.
Therefore, it can be said that choosing a good quality center for braces will help you eliminate most of the causes of sunken cheeks and sunken temples.
Therefore, before proceeding with braces, you should carefully research and choose famous and experienced dental facilities.
3.6. Use clear braces
As you know, braces are sunken cheeks or sunken temples mainly due to an upset diet, difficulty in chewing. So a simple solution is to switch to using transparent braces if possible.
With the aligner tray, you can easily remove it every time you eat and drink and so you can comfortably eat whatever you want. After eating and cleaning your teeth, put the tray back on to continue the orthodontic process.
In short, braces sunk cheeks because of many causes. Understanding what is causing the condition will help you improve efficiency.
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