Well, we have all heard a lot about missing teeth, crooked teeth, misaligned teeth, but there is a new term that we want to introduce here – Hypodontia. Many of us might know, but those who do not should read this piece of article to get an idea of what it is and how it affects our oral as well as physical health. Orthodontics is here to help you with anything and everything that our patients want to know about their oral health. Our orthodontics clinic is always ready to help you. Reach out to us in case of doubts.
Let us come back to where we were. We were talking about hypodontia. Hypodontia is the condition defining the development absence of one or more teeth in the mouth except for the wisdom tooth. This is condition that can affect the primary as well as the permanent teeth. Mostly this condition would affect the permanent teeth. Let us see how.
Hypodontia will lead to some missing or undeveloped teeth in the mouth. The problems faced by missing teeth are:
Bone loss up to a great extent. When your teeth are not properly aligned and there are some flaws with your teeth arch, you would be facing problems with chewing, your gums will be under pressure and you might face a problem called bone loss. Even if one tooth is underdeveloped or missing from your mouth, it will lead to problems such as shifting of teeth. The surrounding teeth will have space to move. The more you eat, the more are the chances of your teeth to change their position. This is quite troubling as it will affect your appearance.
One common and very obvious problem with missing tooth is that you cannot chew or eat your food well. All the teeth that we have in mouth had some or the other use while eating food. Even if one tooth is missing, you will face difficulties in eating food, which will directly affect your digestion. Missing tooth will low down your self-esteem because you will not be able to speak well. With a missing tooth, you will have difficulties in smiling and you might not be able to pronounce certain words too.
Last but not least, hypodontia will lead to many painful and unwanted experiences in your life. You might face sleep difficulties such as TMJ, frequent headaches, difficulty in breathing and so on. You can visit our Sleep Apnea in Okatie or come to us in Hardeeville for sleep disorders.
This problem of hypodontia is treatable by orthodontics. With the help of treatments such as invisalign treatment, you can get rid of such problems. Talk to us for help.
David Perrin is the author of this Article. To know more about Sleep in Hardeeville please visit the website.
