Dental Braces are appliances made up of metal or ceramic brackets and are used to straighten teeth. Dental Braces are installed by the dentist in your mouth to align your misaligned teeth. Dental Braces comprises of wire(stainless steel or NiTi) & Brackets (metal/ceramic) which as a whole attached to your teeth with some dental adhesives called composites. Wires stay in bracket slots with the help of some elastics or without elastics. Dental Braces comes under the specialty of Orthodontics so also known as Orthodontic Treatment.
We had many patients who don’t even laugh because they think that they have bad teeth. Some cannot even raise their eyes to talk or smile naturally.
BRACES CAN CHANGE YOUR APPEARANCE, SMILE, AND YOUR LIFE.
Early treatment can even help to change the way you breathe, lips position, improve your facial esthetics, your self confidence.
By aligning teeth, changing how your teeth overlap (reducing overbite and overfed), which changes how your lip lay against your teeth. These are limitations to how much can be changed, which is why orthognathic surgery is done in conjunction with orthodontics.
METAL BRACES
These are made of high quality stainless steel and many orthodontists feel that they are most effective devices for straightening teeth, especially in cases where these may be severe misalignment. We prefer traditional metal braces for adults in most cases as they are very durable, highly used and fit the budget of most parents or adults with braces. Although metal braces have been used for several decades, they still do the job just well as other type of braces.
CERAMIC BRACES
These braces are almost tooth colored unlike the metallic braces that are not very pleasant to look at hence are more acceptable by patients. Ceramic braces for adults are fitted to the front of the teeth and match the color of one’s teeth. Many people who want their braces to be less conspicuous for aesthetic or professional reason prefer clear ceramic braces.
METAL SELF-LEGATING BRACKET
They look like traditional metal brackets, and tooth color ceramic self legating brackets. They look like natural tooth color, and are less noticeable than others. Because of their self legating brackets provide many advantages during initial stages of treatment. Larger amount of free wire (not bound by elastic or ties) enhance the working properties of the wires and allow for lighter forces to be delivered to teeth, which allows teeth to align more efficiently and more comfortably at the outset of treatment. Compared to traditional braces, self-legating braces require 40 % less orthodontic appointments. If you are looking to have an orthodontic treatment that goes unnoticed by family, friends and peers.
SELF LIGATING BRACES
All braces discussed above have a slot into which the orthodontic wire is placed. Self-legating brackets are simply braces that have doors or clips to hold the wire in the slot without the need of elastic or steel ties to be added. This make the changing and securing wires easier at appointments, eliminates the need for additional appointment. Simply to change the ties, can allow for the wire to move and work more freely because they are not tied down, and without the elastic ties less bacteria and bacterial byproducts collect on and around the braces within the category of self-legating. They are two forms of self legation: – metal bracket and ceramic bracket.
LINGUAL BRACES
It is also known as ‘inside braces’ because it is placed on the inner aspect of the tooth as compared to regular ‘outside ones’. They have been known to cut up the surrounding areas of your mouth a bit and be uncomfortable, however, this form of braces is relatively popular among celebrities and spokesperson around the for their invisible appearance while working the same way traditional braces do. It is also common to have lingual braces on upper jaw of teeth and then traditional on the bottom jaw.
INVISIBLE/INVISALIGN/ALIGNER
Invisible braces consist of a series of 18-30 custom made, mouth guard like clear plastic aligners. These aligners are custom made to specifically fit an individual. These set of aligners are changed every two weeks. They are a major boost in the field of cosmetic dentistry. By using aligners, teeth shift with each new aligners given until the results are optimal.