A smile can make life pleasanter for both the person who smiles and the person perceiving the smile. However, there are a lot of people who are embarrassed to smile because they have teeth that are not aligned properly, crooked or with a lot of spaces. All these defects can be corrected with dental braces. Dental braces use brackets and bands fixed to the teeth with a special cement. A wire that runs from bracket to bracket help to exert force, that over time aligns the teeth as desired.
When this sort of treatments first started, the braces, the band and the wire were visible and quite often inhibited people from smiling and exposing their treatment to the world at large. Technology has since improved, so that such braces are not visible and such hidden braces are fixed behind the teeth. Treatment with braces can last from a couple of months to a couple of years depending on the severity of the problem. The braces need to be adjusted regularly by an orthodontist to ensure the proper alignment of the teeth.
Hidden braces are also called lingual braces and are fixed to the inside of the teeth. The mechanism with such braces is the same as the conventional braces and use is made of brackets and wires, which however are not visible to other people. With one type of lingual braces, known as Incognito braces, the brackets have to be individually designed for each tooth, using a computerized 3D technology which uses a scanned image of all the teeth provided by your orthodontist. The arch wires are robotically bent to facilitate orthodontic tooth movement in a more efficient manner. Your orthodontist works very closely with the lab to design the appropriate appliance system for your mouth, keeping the end result of your treatment in mind. Incognito braces are far superior to any other type of lingual braces that do not use the customization technique, in terms of comfort and treatment efficiency. Treatment time is reduced with Incognito braces, compared to all other types of braces, both the visible and hidden kinds.
Hidden braces work in the same way as normal braces. They are a much better cosmetic solution, as they are never seen and the person wearing them need not worry about smiling and announcing to the world that he or she is using braces to correct teeth defects. Normal braces do have a tendency to have food particles caught in them and this can at times be embarrassing. Even if food particles do get caught in hidden braces, they are not visible to outsiders because the braces themselves are not visible.
It takes two to three weeks to get used to hidden braces, because the tongue always feels they are an obstruction. There can also be speech problems for a week or two. These types of braces are available to anyone, adults and teenagers, however they have specially accommodated those who are about to get married within a few month and would like some improvements of their smile before the wedding day. Incognito braces are the best option for celebrities, and high school students who are about to graduate and do not want to show their braces. Lingual braces are an ideal option for athletes, involved in contact sports. As they will not have to worry about the braces tearing their lips in case of an accidental fall.
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