How To Deal With Overcrowded Teeth
Dental crowding is simple to understand and, thanks to Invisalign, can be relatively simple to resolve. Dental crowding is a situation where there simply is not enough room in your mouth or jaw to accommodate all of your teeth. When teeth — children’s teeth, adult teeth, or wisdom teeth — come in when there isn’t enough room for them, they may twist, turn, point inwards or outwards, or even push other teeth forward or backwards. All of those consequences of dental overcrowding can interfere with healthy dental function, your ability to speak and chew, and the alignment of your jaw. If you’re suffering the consequences of dental crowding or are concerned about the emergence of your wisdom teeth, a dentist near you will assess the condition of your teeth and the underlying causes of any overcrowding affecting your teeth. Your dentist will make recommendations for resolving the underlying causes of overcrowding — extracting wisdom teeth, for example — to eliminate complications. Once th...