Braces are artificial orthopedic devices that are fixed to the inner and outer surfaces of teeth with the help of special glue. They are used to correct various anomalies of the teeth. How many braces should be worn to achieve the desired result, no one will say for sure.
Approximate time of their wearing can be determined by the dentist only after a detailed study and preparation of a treatment plan.
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Factors affecting the period of wearing braces
For the period of wearing the selected individually orthopedic device affects several factors. Each of them should be considered in more detail:
- Age. The state of bone tissue depends on age. In childhood, it is still forming, changing and growing. After 30 years of age, bone tissue is a fully formed, dense structure. From this we can conclude that the older the patient, the longer he will have to wear braces.
- Clinical case. The timing of wearing an orthopedic device is directly dependent on the complexity and severity of the dental-maxillary anomaly. Therefore, the more difficult the problem, the more time it takes to eliminate it. The torsion of individual teeth and the wrong bite can be treated for three to four years. While it is possible to place two or three teeth in the desired position in just two to three months.
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Individual characteristics. The tissues of each person are individual, and may respond to treatment differently. It so happens that patients with the same bite problems and the same age wear braces for a different amount of time. How much wear the device will be able to tell the dentist only after the first results appear. - Care of braces. After installing the orthopedic device, the patient is advised on the proper handling and care of them. Failure to comply with the rules increases the time of wearing. For example, when clicking nuts one of the arcs may break. If it is not immediately restored, then in a few days the teeth will return to their original position, and the treatment will have to be started anew.
How many braces do children wear?
Align teeth should start as a teenagerwhen the bone tissue is not fully formed and the teeth can be treated. It is possible to put a design from the age of 11. However, it should be ensured that the second molars have already come out.
There are several factors that affect the period of wearing braces for children:
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the degree of curvature of the bite; - child's immunity;
- hereditary teeth mobility;
- care of teeth and designs.
On average, children wear orthopedic devices about half a year less than adults.
For the treatment to be effective, the teenager needs to be explained how to properly care for the "glands". And also to warn that after the braces, they will need to vilify another fixing retainer or cap.
How much do adults need to wear braces?
The older the person, the longer he will have treat bite. With strong distortions, the structures will have to put up at least two or three years. The first positive changes can be seen already three or four months after the installation of the bracket system.
In the early days wearing device the patient may feel discomfort and even pain. This is starting to move the bones. Therefore, the dentist must prescribe the use of painkillers.
More often after wearing braces according to all the rules teeth fit into place. But there are cases when after a while the bite returns to its former state. In this case, the design will have to be re-worn.
Types of braces and orthopedic treatment period
How much it will be necessary to wear a structure directly depends on the chosen system.
Ligature braces
These are classic orthopedic devices, which consist of three elements:
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arc; - braces that serve to hold and direct the arc;
- ligatures - special fasteners.
Ligatures are wire elements, rings or elastic bands, with the help of which the arc in the desired position is held in the slot of the bracket.
Self-ligating systems
Thanks to modern technology appeared new type of orthopedic constructionsin which there are no fasteners. New systems are immediately manufactured with fixation elements, so when installing them, no ligatures are needed.
In this case arc will be held using the sliding vestibular factor or special clips. In classical constructions, due to ligatures, the arc is fixed tightly. As a result, there is resistance to its movement and friction.
Self-ligating systems are not equipped with blocking, so the teeth move easier. Due to this, the period of wearing braces is reduced by about six months.
Material of manufacture braces
The duration of the treatment depends on the material from which the construction is made:
- Metal. Made of metal orthopedic devices are the most reliable, durable and efficient. For their manufacture used medical steel or titanium alloy. The system can be made of durable alloy of gold. Such braces do not cause allergic reactions and have bacteriostatic properties. Metal structures are practically not exposed to external factors, so the term of their wearing can be from one to one and a half years.
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Plastic. Plastic braces, compared to other varieties, are the most fragile. Plastic devices are easily broken and damaged. The quality of the material decreases due to its ability to absorb a variety of dyes and other substances. Therefore, the duration of treatment with such braces is from one to two and a half years. - Sapphire and ceramics. For the manufacture of orthopedic designs used artificially created sapphires or dental ceramics. They have high characteristics, but their wearing period can be extended to two and a half or even three years.
How to care for braces?
From the correct care of orthopedic structures depends on the time of their wearing. Careful care for the system takes as much time as will be treated.
The main task is to properly clean the teeth. For this, in addition to the toothbrush, purchase a special brush for braces, dental floss superfloks, single-brush, brush and rinse. Brushing teeth and designs should be carried out after each meal, and not just in the morning and evening. If you use the brush is not possible, then after eating the oral cavity should at least rinse.
When installed orthopedic devices brushing your teeth has some features:
- The tooth-free surface of the teeth is cleaned with a simple toothbrush.
- All system components are cleaned with a single brush.
- Where there are V-shaped notches, a special brush is used.
- To clean the interdental spaces and hard-to-reach places, brushes and superfloss are used.
- The procedure for brushing your teeth and their construction should be thorough and carried out for at least ten minutes.
- To prevent food from entering the elements of the system, mouth rinse is recommended after each meal.
- Every year should be carried out professional dental cleaning at the dentist.
Power Features
When wearing braces Not all foods can be eaten. First of all, viscous and solid foods should be eliminated from the diet, since they can damage the structure.
Under influence sudden changes in temperature braces can come off. Therefore, hot and too cold drinks can not be consumed. It is not recommended to nibble drying chips, nuts and candy. Toffee and nougat, buns and chewing gum, coloring foods and drinks can harm braces.
While eating, food should not be bitten off, but cut into pieces.
Retainer wearing period
Retainers are a wire construction that is attached behind the teeth after wearing braces. It is necessary for fixing the result of treatment.
Wearing retainers imperceptibly and the appearance of a beautiful smile does not spoil. If from use of this design refuse, then the whole result, which turned out after wearing braces, can disappear in just one month.
Patients younger than 35 years of age, in which the bite was corrected quickly, are prescribed to wear removable retainers. People of older age or with complex anomalies must wear fixed structures.
The period of wearing retainers is individual. For example, if treatment with braces held for one and a half or two years, it may take about four years to wear removable designs. Alternative retainers can be plates that follow the contours of the sky and gums. They are made according to an individual impression and are set for one and a half to two years.
After treatment of various anomalies the location of the teeth with braces in a few months you can smile charmingly. And modern designs and proper care for them will shorten the period of their wearing.
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