Why do Patients Get Crowding on Front Teeth with Age?
The size of our jaws decreases with age, according to a Swedish University Study, which explains why why crowding of the front teeth occurs in adults.
This study which started in 1949, when the University took impressions of dental students when in their twentys and repeated at ten and forty years. They found that after 40 years there was less room for the teeth in the jaws. Their findings seem to find that the crowding was primarily on the lower front teeth and that this was from shrinkage of the jaw in length and width. Whereas it is only a few millimeters it is enough to cause changes and crowding.
In my opinion, this shrinkage along with microwear further contributes to the crowding issues. The good news is that cosmetic dentistry has many excellent ways to correct this crowding. This can be done with Invisalign or even porcelain veneers or dental bonding. Some of these cases can be called instant orthodontics.
If you have any questions about Cosmetic Dentistry Houston, Texas or Veneers Houston, Texas please feel free to contact our office, Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF 713-668-2289
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