Braces are one of the most popular and common procedures that teenagers and young adults end up going through at one point or another. Typically, when it comes to braces, Wesley Chapel residents should know that the most common age to have them put on is around the time a child will turn thirteen and fourteen, but there is no set age to get braces on.
Apart from having no set age to have braces put on your teeth, even though it is not recommended to have younger children have braces, there is also no set time period that a person will have them on their teeth.
This is something that may confuse people, because they are often told that a person will have braces on their teeth for about two years. This is highly dependent on the state of someone’s teeth and what issues an orthodontist is trying to correct for their patient.
Is Two Years an Accurate Time Frame for Braces?
It is not uncommon for someone to be told that they or their child are going to have braces on their teeth for an extended period of time. This is not something that will take months, but more than likely it will take a few years.
On average, a patient who is getting braces on their teeth to straighten them will have them for around two years. This can be more or less depending on the discretion of an orthodontic professional who is assisting a patient with braces. Wesley Chapel residents should know that this is fairly accurate.
It may not be exactly two years that a child or teenager will have braces on their teeth, but it can be said that a person will fall within a couple of months of this timeframe. This is because it takes many months for teeth to slowly be shifted over time to have teeth that are being aligned.
What Kind of Issues Affect How Long Someone Will Need Braces?
There is not one specific issue that will cause someone to have braces on their teeth for longer than the average time of two years.
For starters, teeth that are coming in or still need to fall out is a huge factor that can affect how long someone may need to have their teeth fitted with braces. Wesley Chapel residents should know that this is one of the reasons why children younger than teenagers are not often recommended to get braces, because it ends up taking longer than necessary.
Teeth and tooth spacing are not the only issues that affect how long someone may have braces on their teeth. Overbites and under bites for example, are another issue that a patient may be dealing with that can affect the length that braces will be left on their teeth until the issues are corrected.
*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of Anchor Dental Care*