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Beautiful, healthy smiles can make a big impact on your life. A nice smile with straight teeth will improve how others perceive your personality and your attractiveness. People with bright, straight, healthy teeth demonstrate high self-esteem and radiate confidence. Millions of adults, teens, and children have improved their lives and their health by getting their teeth and their bites corrected. So, why not straighten your teeth?
Why You Should Straighten Your Teeth
Below, we will outline the 5 top reasons YOU SHOULD get your smile straightened.
#1 — A Better Appearance
Straight, white teeth are more attractive than crooked, yellowed, and broken-down teeth. Along with the straight teeth comes an improved bite. Various bite problems, from overbite to underbite, can cause:
- Excessive wear of your teeth
- Possible jaw joint problems
- Even problems breathing.
Crowded teeth, crooked teeth, overjet, and overbite can lead to swollen, red, bleeding gums because brushing and flossing around them is difficult. This leads to the next reason to get your teeth straightened.
#2 — Straight Teeth are Healthier Teeth
Straight teeth get fewer cavities and are less likely to have problems with discoloration, uneven wear, and fractures. The gums are healthier, too, and therefore, you are less likely to develop periodontal (gum) disease. Straight teeth and healthy gums mean you can chew anything you want. Your teeth are less likely to be sensitive to heat or cold, and you lower your risk of painful and expensive dental problems.
#3 — You’ll Feel Better About Yourself!
The number three reason to straighten your teeth is simply that you will feel better about yourself. True be told, appearance does matter. Studies have proven over and over again the advantages of an attractive appearance and smile as it relates to job opportunities. The amount of money you make and even the people you attract into your life. Like it or not, your smile is a reflection of you.
#4 — A Longer Life?
A fourth reason to get your teeth straightened is that it could potentially help you live longer. Well-known studies prove that people who floss daily will live an extra 7 years longer. Flossing is fun when you have room for the floss and not so fun when your teeth are crooked and crowded. A study done in 2009 and published in the American Journal of Cardiology showed that people with gum disease are 24 -35 percent more likely to suffer coronary artery disease. As mentioned above, straight teeth are easier to keep clean, and therefore, you are less likely to have gum disease and heart disease, too!
#5 — Avoiding Tooth Fractures
Finally, the fifth reason to get straight teeth is to prevent your teeth from getting fractured. Protruding (buck) teeth are easily broken from an accidental fall, sports-related injury, car accidents, and schoolyard brawls. During my 25 years in practice, I have seen this happen to patients on many occasions. By getting your teeth straight and your protruding teeth back inside your mouth, you will find that you have a better chance of keeping them from injury. Of course, if you do play contact sports, we always recommend a mouth guard to protect your teeth during orthodontics and after they are perfectly straight.
Straighten Your Teeth With Cater Galante Orthodontics!
These are the top five reasons you should consider straightening your teeth or your children’s teeth. For more information about your various options, read more about braces for adults, or schedule your free consultation with our team at (530) 274-4411 or online! To find out about options for your children, read more about braces for kids.
