What is an anchor?
In the process of orthodontics, in order to achieve the best therapeutic effect, it is necessary to accurately control the movement of teeth. Which direction to move, how much to move, what to move and what not to move. However, in order to move teeth at will without side effects, it is often necessary to rely on stress points other than teeth. Anchor nail, also known as micro-implant nail and micro-bone nail, is a special micro-bone nail made of pure titanium or stainless steel.
Is nailing risky?
The risk of anchor nail implantation is very small, and loosening is almost the only risk. The loosening of the anchor nail itself will not cause harm, just change to other positions and re-implant. An important reason for loosening is poor cleaning and inflammation around the anchorage nail. Therefore, when brushing your teeth, you should clean around the anchorage nail and use mouthwash regularly after implantation. If you feel that the anchorage is grinding your mouth (irritating the mucosa), you can wrap the anchorage with "mucosal protection wax" or contact an orthodontist. In a word, anchorage nail is one of the biggest revolutionary breakthroughs in orthodontic treatment in recent years, which has various uses and greatly improves the effect and efficiency of orthodontic treatment. Anchorage nail implantation has become an indispensable artifact for advanced orthodontic treatment because of its advantages of safety, short time, low risk, low cost and little postoperative discomfort.
Does nailing hurt?
Nails are generally painless. There are not many pain nerve endings distributed in alveolar bone, and there is no obvious pain after anesthesia subsides. Moreover, the anchorage will not bleed after implantation, and there is no taboo. Every time you brush your teeth, you should clean the vicinity of the implant nail with a soft toothbrush. It is best to gently pull open the surrounding mucosa to expose it, and brush around the implant nail to avoid soft dirt. If there is a little swelling around the anchor, clean it carefully with a soft toothbrush and rinse your mouth with antibacterial mouthwash.
Why do you want to correct your teeth with anti-nails?
Many patients have two major "fears" during their whole teeth. One is fear of tooth extraction, and the other is fear of nail bone. In fact, although the bone nail is small, it is of great help to orthodontists. Today we will talk about those things about bone nails ~ bone nails, also known as implant nails, help teeth move accurately! The shape is similar to that of ordinary nails, but the volume is very small, with a general length of 7~9mm and a diameter of only1.5 mm. In the treatment scheme, in order to achieve the best treatment effect, doctors often use implant nails to accurately control the movement of teeth. For example, a protrusion patient who needs extraction to provide adduction space, the doctor found that his molars do not need to be adjusted, just move his front teeth back after extraction and close the extraction space. If you simply wear braces, even if the molars are firm, they will move under the reaction force of the front teeth, which violates the original intention of the doctor to "not move the molars, only move the front teeth" and greatly reduces the orthodontic effect. At this time, if you hit an implant nail, it will be firmly planted in the bone like a ship anchor, which can resist the reaction of orthodontic force and achieve satisfactory treatment results.