What is the psychological impact of orthodontic therapy?
The emotional side of an unattractive smile may lower your self-esteem. Treatment may reduce appearance-consciousness during the critical development years. Appearances can have an effect on popularity, social behaviors, self-expectation, personality style, and self-image. Adult orthodontics may positively affect career patterns, social acceptance, and self-confidence.
Treatment may reduce appearance-consciousness during the critical developmental years. Appearance can have an effect on popularity, social behaviors, self-expectation, personality, and self-image. Also, orthodontic therapy may lessen the likelihood that a child will be picked on by other children.
Children: Treatment may reduce appearance-consciousness during the critical development years. Appearances can have an effect on popularity, social behaviors, self-expectation, personality style, and self-image. Also, orthodontic therapy may lessen the likelihood a child will be picked on by other children. Adults: Adult orthodontics may positively affect career patterns, social acceptance, and self-confidence.
Treatment may reduce appearance-consciousness during the critical development years. Appearance can have an effect on popularity, social behaviors, self-expectations, personality style, and self-image. Also, orthodontic therapy may lessen the likelihood that a child will be picked on by other children. Adult orthodontics may positively affect career patterns, social acceptance, and self-confidence. Why is the adolescent growth spurt so important in orthodontics? This is a time when much of the growth of the face occurs. Treatment during this period provides an opportunity to favorably influence the facial profile in a growing child. Once growth of the facial bones are complete, correction of jaw discrepancies usually requires surgery. For this reason, early treatment may save considerable time and money. Do many adults get braces? Many patients in our practice are adults and the percentage appears to be growing. Adults are often hesitant at first when making the decision to get braces,
