CLINICAL CASE

Dental projection

The dental projection occurs when the upper incisors are excessively advanced with respect to the lower incisors. This type of problem favors the chronic wear of the posterior teeth due to lack of contact with the anterior teeth. Similarly, patients suffering from this malocclusion complain that they cannot bite properly with their anterior teeth, for example, biting into an apple. Also, they are patients who usually interpose the lower lip between the upper and lower teeth, generating aesthetic problems and difficulties in pronouncing words.

The solution to dental protrusion involves the use of orthodontic appliances. Currently, orthodontics offers multiple options to resolve dental protrusion, from aesthetic brackets that are practically imperceptible to the human eye, to the use of transparent aligners or Invisalign brand covers that can be removed from the mouth to eat. Nor can we forget the increasing use of lingual brackets that are placed on the inside of the tooth so as not to be seen. All these options can be offered to the patient to improve or solve their dental overhang.

Resultado de tratamiento para resalte dental en Clínica Pronova.

Resalte dental antes del tratamiento en Clínica Pronova.

Before and after treatment

A 35-year-old patient who went to the orthodontist because her upper teeth were very advanced, which gave her a certain self-esteem complex. After a detailed study of his malocclusion, a treatment using Damon brackets was planned, which achieved contact with the anterior teeth in 24 months of treatment. The patient was fully satisfied with the result of the therapy, as well as with the improvement she obtained with chewing and pronunciation of the words.

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The solution to dental protrusion involves the use of orthodontic appliances. Currently, orthodontics offers multiple options to solve dental protrusion, from aesthetic brackets that are practically imperceptible to the human eye, to the use of transparent aligners or Invisalign brand sleeves that can be removed from the mouth to eat. Nor should we forget the increasing use of linear brackets that are placed on the inside of the tooth so as not to be seen. All these options can be offered to the patient to improve or solve his or her dental protrusion.

35-year-old patient who came to the orthodontist because her upper teeth were very advanced, which generated a certain self-consciousness in her self-esteem. After a thorough study of his malocclusion, treatment was planned using Damon brackets that achieved anterior tooth contact in 24 months of treatment. The patient was fully satisfied with the result of the therapy, as well as with the improvement she obtained with chewing and pronunciation of words.