Things to Know about Dental Braces
(Part 2)
The patients who need orthodontic brace treatment may choose the following different brace options:a) Metal Braces
b) Ceramic Braces
c) Speed Braces
d) Invisalign
e) Retainers
What Are Metal Braces?
Traditional metal braces and the metal brackets are the most common types that come into mind when people think about braces.
Metal braces are highly effective orthodontic treatment, but a bit aesthetically unpleasant.
Metal braces can help straighten your teeth out from 6 months to 2 years.
However, from the 1970s to the 1990s, metal braces were much more cumbersome and aesthetically unpleasant, with its brackets.
However, these versions of the metal braces have long been replaced with smaller, less noticeable braces.
The metal braces these days come with heat-activated archwires.
These types of braces use the internal heat of your body or mouth to keep your teeth moving towards the proper place as indicated by the bracket placement.
This style makes teeth formation faster and more bearable.
Metal braces, even the latest ones, remain the more visible yet least costly type of braces.
Children with metal braces can get colored bands in order to customize.
However, because metal braces are the most noticeable braces, a patient has to deal with a compromised smile until the braces are removed completely.
Next week we will continue our discussion on braces by talking about other brace types.