03.Mai 2025

Ortodontia professor: Eesti inimesed tahavad ennetustöö asemel kallist ravi

Orthodontics Professor: Estonians Want Expensive Treatment Instead of Prevention

Triin Jagomägi on Tartu Ülikooli uus ortodontia professor. Ta ütleb, et Eesti inimesed peaksid hakkama oma suutervist hoidma juba varakult. Ideaalis võiks luua teenuse, kus vanemad saavad abi lapse suutervise hoidmiseks juba enne lapse sündi. See vähendaks vajadust kallite ravijärkude järele.

Praegu on Eesti inimeste terviseteadlikkus suutervise osas liiga madal. Ennetustöö on alati odavam kui ravi, aga . Suutervise parandamiseks võiks alustada juba enne lapse sündi, kus vanemaid toetaksid äpid ja spetsialistid.

Ortodontide residentuuri vastuvõttu on aasta-aastalt suurendatud. Jagomägi rõhutab, et ortodontide puudusest rääkivad meedia on maalinud liiga sünge pildi. Tegelikult puudub riigil täpne statistika järjekordade kohta.

Jagomägi on nüüd Eesti esimene ja ainus ortodontia professor. Ta räägib, et , vaid on olnud osa hambaarsti tööst juba ammu. Tema enda õpingud algasid Soomes, kus ta õppis ortodontiks. Pärast seda tuli Eestis ortodontia residentuur, mis muutis ortodonti eriarstiks.

Professorina jätkab Jagomägi teadustööd ja õpetamist. Tal on kolm doktoranti ja uued projektid tulevad pidevalt. Ta rõhutab, et , ja soovitab, et Eesti peaks rohkem rõhku panema suutervise ennetamisele.

Jagomägi räägib ka suu funktsioonidest, nagu närimine, neelamine ja kõnelemine. Ta selgitab, et kui need funktsioonid on häiritud, võib see mõjutada hammaste ja lõualuude kasvu. Ta soovitab, et inimesed peaksid rohkem tähelepanu pöörama nendele asjadele.

Lõpuks räägib Jagomägi oma visioonist, kuidas luua teenus, mis aitaks noortel vanematel hoida oma laste hammaste tervist. Ta soovitab, et , et vältida tulevikus suuremaid probleeme.

Triin Jagomägi is the new orthodontics professor at the University of Tartu. She says that Estonians should start taking care of their oral health early on. Ideally, a service could be created where parents receive help with their child’s oral health even before the child is born. This would reduce the need for expensive treatment steps.

Currently, Estonians' awareness of oral health is too low. Prevention is always cheaper than treatment, but Estonia’s dental care system focuses more on treatment. To improve oral health, it would be possible to start even before the child is born, supported by apps and specialists.

The admission of orthodontic residents has been increased year by year. Jagomägi emphasizes that the media, which talks about the shortage of orthodontists, has painted too bleak a picture. In fact, the state lacks precise statistics on queues.

Jagomägi is now Estonia’s first and only orthodontics professor. She says that orthodontics is not a new field but has been part of a dentist’s work for a long time. Her own studies began in Finland, where she trained to become an orthodontist. After that, orthodontic residency came to Estonia, which made orthodontics a specialty.

As a professor, Jagomägi continues her research and teaching. She has three doctoral students, and new projects are constantly coming. She emphasizes that prevention is always cheaper than treatment and recommends that Estonia should focus more on oral health prevention.

Jagomägi also talks about the functions of the mouth, such as chewing, swallowing, and speaking. She explains that if these functions are disturbed, it can affect the growth of teeth and jawbones. She recommends that people should pay more attention to these things.

Finally, Jagomägi talks about her vision of creating a service that would help young parents maintain their children's dental health. She recommends that parents should start taking care of oral health early to avoid bigger problems in the future.