Over the years we have seen a variety of cases in the dental office. Anywhere from very misaligned teeth, broken teeth, abnormalities in the gingiva, root canals, cavities, to all 32 teeth missing. Therefore resulting in different dentists needing to invest time to specialize in each aspect, so that each dental problem could be solved to its full extent. As time went on specialties started to rise and many dentists would specialize in each profession. To date, there are several specialties which involve pediatric, general dentistry, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, and endodontics. Which all come together to create a functioning dentition.
First and foremost, pediatric dentistry which is the start …show more content…
Their main focus is to keep the latest most up to date equipment in order to properly attend to their patients. General dentists work with the patient in order to create a custom dental hygiene plan, which includes an initial examination, x-rays, and discover and treat problems with the dentition as early as possible. They also specialize in restorations, which are anything that has to do with getting a malfunctioning tooth back to its original functioning state. They basically handle any small problems with the teeth, and make them all better again.
Furthermore, we have orthodontics. Orthodontics is the process of aligning the dentition in order to create a well-functioning mouth and smile, also known as a class one malocclusion.
Orthodontics is the process of applying a series of brackets and wires onto the teeth in order to create a fixed appliance which perfects the dentition. With orthodontics you have a series of things that must be done, you must have the brackets and arch wires put on then upkeep the ligature ties, and overall it’s a very long and tedious process, which creates the specialty of