It may be hard for individuals to find someone who has never heard about dental braces before. Even though the majority of people have been exposed to braces on either themselves or another individual, it may still be a mystery as to how braces work for patients. When it comes to braces, Nobleton residents should know that having braces on your teeth does nothing for the patient in terms of straightening their teeth without the assistance of the metal brackets that go around the curvature of their teeth. But how do braces actually work to straighten a person’s teeth?
It’s All About the Pressure
For anyone who has known someone with braces, they know that braces are not something that go on for a couple of weeks to fix an alignment issue. When it comes to correcting alignment with braces nobleton residents should know that it is all about the pressure created by the brackets and wires of braces. This applying of pressure over a period is what causes teeth to shift and move back into their proper location to correct alignment and special issues. In order to control the effectiveness of the pressure this is creates, an orthodontist can switch out and adjust the metal orthodontic bands.
Controlling the Alignment and Pressure
Braces and metal wires are not the only pieces of orthodontic equipment that go into a patient mouth that affects their alignment. It is important that orthodontic wires are attached to orthodontic bands as this gives bearing to where shifted teeth should be. When it comes to braces, Nobleton residents may be required to have rubber bands attached to the metal brackets that hold the wires on teeth. These rubber bands apply pressure to specific areas of a patient’s mouth in order to correct an overbite or an under bite.
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