Braces are orthodontic appliances that can help straighten out crooked and crowded teeth.
As well as making you look better, they can help improve your dental health.
Many people have been put off wearing them because of how they look but modern braces can be very inconspicuous.
One way of making them inconspicuous is by having the brackets - the part that attaches to each tooth - fixed to the back of the tooth.
The brackets can be also be made in many different materials such as metal, ceramic or plastic so they can be more attractive or less visible.
They can also be designed to appear less noticeable - say be being clear or tooth-colored.
You can also choose to have them in virtually any color. You can even have them gold-plated or glowing in the dark.
Some people like to have their braces shaped in as something distinctive such as a heart or a football.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Mothers Like Braces Better
The vast majority of modern mothers believe braces today are much cooler than when they were young.
In a study for the American Association of Orthodontists, 86 percent of mothers said braces are cooler today than when they were kids and 69% said wearing braces makes their children feel cool.
The vast majority - 81 percent - said their children's experience with orthodontic treatment was either positive or extremely positive.
One of the factors making braces better today is the range of different color options available so that children can choose the look they want.
This makes the kids feel better about their orthodontic treatment.
Even though the mothers feel braces are cooler today, most - 78 percent - of those who had braces theselves as a child feel it was a great investment by their parents.
Most feel comfortable about visits to the orthodontist and 81 percent rated their child's experience of visiting the orthodontist as positive or extremely positive.
Entertaining video games and music help children enjoy their visits to the orthodontist while computer software that predicts how they will look after treatment keeps them motivated.
In a study for the American Association of Orthodontists, 86 percent of mothers said braces are cooler today than when they were kids and 69% said wearing braces makes their children feel cool.
The vast majority - 81 percent - said their children's experience with orthodontic treatment was either positive or extremely positive.
One of the factors making braces better today is the range of different color options available so that children can choose the look they want.
This makes the kids feel better about their orthodontic treatment.
Even though the mothers feel braces are cooler today, most - 78 percent - of those who had braces theselves as a child feel it was a great investment by their parents.
Most feel comfortable about visits to the orthodontist and 81 percent rated their child's experience of visiting the orthodontist as positive or extremely positive.
Entertaining video games and music help children enjoy their visits to the orthodontist while computer software that predicts how they will look after treatment keeps them motivated.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
How Dental Braces Work
Dental braces are orthodontic devices which help realign the position of your teeth.
They may be used if you have bite problems (also called malocclusions), crooked teeth, gaps or other problems with your teeth.
Although they are mainly used on children and teenagers - as treatment is easier when you are still growing - adults can also benefit from braces.
Braces are made up of three basic parts:
- Brackets
- Bonding (or band)
- Arch wire
The way braces work is that the teeth are moved through the use of force - the wires in the braces push the tooth in the desired direction.
When this happens, there is a biological response which leads to bone remodeling. Bone is created on one side and resorbed on the other side.
A tooth will usually move about a millimeter per month during orthodontic treatment but there are big variations depending on the individual and the exact treatment.
They may be used if you have bite problems (also called malocclusions), crooked teeth, gaps or other problems with your teeth.
Although they are mainly used on children and teenagers - as treatment is easier when you are still growing - adults can also benefit from braces.
Braces are made up of three basic parts:
- Brackets
- Bonding (or band)
- Arch wire
The way braces work is that the teeth are moved through the use of force - the wires in the braces push the tooth in the desired direction.
When this happens, there is a biological response which leads to bone remodeling. Bone is created on one side and resorbed on the other side.
A tooth will usually move about a millimeter per month during orthodontic treatment but there are big variations depending on the individual and the exact treatment.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The Development of Orthodontics
Though various devices have been used to straighten teeth since the days of the Ancients Greeks and Romans, it was only in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that orthodontics began to develop as separate science.
There is no one person who is universally seen as "The Father of Orthodontics" but several have a claim to the title.
One claim goes as far back as, 1728 when the French surgeon Pierre Fauchard published his book "The Surgeon Dentist", which included a whole chapter on ways to straighten teeth.
This certainly gave orthodontics a huge push forward - although that term was actually coined in 1841 by Joachim Lafoulon.
But the science was not really put on the map until more than 100 years later.
First, dentist and writer Norman W. Kingsley wrote the first article on orthodontics in 1858 and published his book "Treatise on Oral Deformities" in 1880.
Another major step forward was when dentist J. N. Farrar wrote "A Treatise on the Irregularities of the Teeth and Their Corrections".
Farrar was also very good at designing brace appliances and was the first to suggest using mild force at timed intervals to move teeth.
In the early 1900s, Edward H. Angle devised a classification system for malocclusions which is still used today.
This system was a way for dentists to describe how crooked teeth were and how they fitted together.
Angle contributed significantly to the design of orthodontic appliances and founded the first college of orthodontics in 1901.
Gradually the field of orthodontics became a respected dental specialty in its own right.
There is no one person who is universally seen as "The Father of Orthodontics" but several have a claim to the title.
One claim goes as far back as, 1728 when the French surgeon Pierre Fauchard published his book "The Surgeon Dentist", which included a whole chapter on ways to straighten teeth.
This certainly gave orthodontics a huge push forward - although that term was actually coined in 1841 by Joachim Lafoulon.
But the science was not really put on the map until more than 100 years later.
First, dentist and writer Norman W. Kingsley wrote the first article on orthodontics in 1858 and published his book "Treatise on Oral Deformities" in 1880.
Another major step forward was when dentist J. N. Farrar wrote "A Treatise on the Irregularities of the Teeth and Their Corrections".
Farrar was also very good at designing brace appliances and was the first to suggest using mild force at timed intervals to move teeth.
In the early 1900s, Edward H. Angle devised a classification system for malocclusions which is still used today.
This system was a way for dentists to describe how crooked teeth were and how they fitted together.
Angle contributed significantly to the design of orthodontic appliances and founded the first college of orthodontics in 1901.
Gradually the field of orthodontics became a respected dental specialty in its own right.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Mothers Like Braces Better
The vast majority of modern mothers believe braces today are much cooler than when they were young.
In a study for the American Association of Orthodontists, 86 percent of mothers said braces are cooler today than when they were kids and 69% said wearing braces makes their children feel cool.
The vast majority - 81 percent - said their children's experience with orthodontic treatment was either positive or extremely positive.
One of the factors making braces better today is the range of different color options available so that children can choose the look they want.
This makes the kids feel better about their orthodontic treatment.
Even though the mothers feel braces are cooler today, most - 78 percent - of those who had braces theselves as a child feel it was a great investment by their parents.
Most feel comfortable about visits to the orthodontist and 81 percent rated their child's experience of visiting the orthodontist as positive or extremely positive.
Entertaining video games and music help children enjoy their visits to the orthodontist while computer software that predicts how they will look after treatment keeps them motivated.
In a study for the American Association of Orthodontists, 86 percent of mothers said braces are cooler today than when they were kids and 69% said wearing braces makes their children feel cool.
The vast majority - 81 percent - said their children's experience with orthodontic treatment was either positive or extremely positive.
One of the factors making braces better today is the range of different color options available so that children can choose the look they want.
This makes the kids feel better about their orthodontic treatment.
Even though the mothers feel braces are cooler today, most - 78 percent - of those who had braces theselves as a child feel it was a great investment by their parents.
Most feel comfortable about visits to the orthodontist and 81 percent rated their child's experience of visiting the orthodontist as positive or extremely positive.
Entertaining video games and music help children enjoy their visits to the orthodontist while computer software that predicts how they will look after treatment keeps them motivated.
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