Often after the orthodontic is done with the crooked teeth treatment with the help of braces, dentists suggest that permanent retainers or retentions should be worn for some time. Retainers are advised as the gums, the teeth and the jaws should hold onto the new positions of the shifted teeth. In absence of retainers, in many situations the alignment of teeth was disturbed and teeth went back to their original positions leaving the crookedness of the teeth.
Therefore, it is very important and critical for the patient to wear these retainers even after the braces treatment. The question now is what are the considerations or the points to bear in mind for retainers?
The first point to ask the orthodontic is that whether the retainers have to be worn permanently (fixed) or for some time. As in some cases, retainers are required to be worn permanently.
The second consideration should be whether these retainers can be fixed behind the teeth as no one would be able to notice them. However, usually these retainers are invisible and others can not notice these, but fixing them behind the teeth will add to the beauty of the smile.
Third thing is to remember that once you start using the retainers, make it a point to wear them. Most of the time, people forget to wear retainers and simply keep them either in their purse or pockets.
Fourth thing and a very important point is to clean your retainers frequently. If retainers are not cleaned then there are chances of some infection to creep into teeth. So, the hygiene of retainers should be adequately maintained.
The fifth point is relating to handling the retainers. It is easy to lose these retainers as you frequently take them out. Therefore, always place them near to you and fix them back once you are done with eating or cleaning.
By keeping these few points in mind, one can enhance the benefits from retainers and make the most of retainers.
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admin on March 14th 2011 in General Orthodontics
6-month smiles or 6-month orthodontic braces treatment are very effective to most of the orthodontic complaints in a very short period of 6 months.
The common orthodontic problems are crowding (teeth are closer to each other),spacing(space between teeth),overbite,underbite,overjet(bulging out of the front teeth),cross bite,openbite,misplaced midline (centre lines of upper and lower teeth misalign).All these orthodontic complaints can be rectified in only a short period of six months.
Merits of 6-month orthodontic braces
- wires are small,tooth colored and hence virtually almost invisible.
- Treatment time period is comparatively very less
- Total treatment cost is almost half of traditional or train track braces or invisiline braces
Treatment methods
At your first visit to the orthodontist he will take your impressions of your teeth and sometimes also take some photographs,X-rays which are the usual procedures.Then according to your conditions of your teeth the orthodontist will suggest you about the 6-month smiles treatment and tell you also about the cost of the treatment.
Then you will be fitted with the 6-month braces which consists of special wires,white brackets that are made from 6-month smiles laboratory in the United States Of America.The treatment using these braces are a complete success in America.
Usually you have to visit to the orthodontist every month inorder to tighten the wires of the braces which is a very simple procedure and takes only upto 10-15 minutes.
6-month orthodontic braces are using nickel titanium wires along with the white brackets and so there is only less chance to visible it properly.It can be only visible at close-up.So there is no need of any embarrassment for wearing this braces.
Every braces have some discomforts and pain at the starting of the treatment and then you will be used to it.Orthodontists will prescribe you to take some pain killers like Ibuprofen or Paracetamol at the beginning.
you have to put retainers after the completion of the treatment inorder to reduce the risk of relapse.The teeth has the tendency to retain the natural position after the treatment,so the orthodontists will provide you with retainers like night time removable retainers or permanent bonded retainers on the back surfaces of your teeth.
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admin on July 28th 2009 in General Orthodontics
If you wear teeth braces then you will surely have some irritating pain on the inner cheeks,lips and the gums and most probably there will be sores in the mouth.Then what is the use of teeth braces waxes.The answer for this you will get from a post that i have written before.
Dental wax for teeth braces
In this post i will introduce some of the common dental wax for braces.
OrthoSil Silicone Dental “Wax” for Braces
Orthosil braces wax are prepared with silicone strips that are longer lasting and are more malleable compared to the ordinary dental braces wax.Orthosil teeth braces wax will protect your lips and gums from getting sores.The formation of protective layer due to silicone will reduce the discomfort around the mouth.
Clear Dental Wax for Braces
Clear Dental Wax for Braces comes in containers of various colors.These are the traditional braces, which provide relief from sores as a result of metal wires protruding against your mouth.
Brace Gard Silicone Wax
The adavntage about this wax is that it is of a removable type.It can be reapplied according to the wish of the patient.Unlike other brands of dental brace wax, Brace Gard Silicone Wax does not become crumbly or hard after a while of using.They remain soft and malleable, increasing the comfortness in your mouth.
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admin on July 8th 2009 in General Orthodontics
Wearing retainers after the braces have been taken off is the very important part of the straightening of teeth since it gives finishing touch for the alignment of the teeth.
Retainers are made to fit the straightened teeth by the braces.So the dentists will usually advice their patients to always wear the retainers at least for the next few months
In most of the cases there will be pain for the teeth initially since the teeth have to adjust to the shape of the retainers.The first 2-4 weeks are the most important time to wear the retainers.
There are so many reported cases that one again had to wear the teeth braces because of not wearing retainers regularly and this will also depends on the severity of the teeth movement post braces.
The retainer pain will go away as your teeth get adjusted to them.So it is much better to wear the braces without removing since the pain usually last only for a few days.
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admin on June 2nd 2009 in General Orthodontics
Orthodontic treatment with arch wires has got inevitable features of wires that has to be remembered and some of these features are given below:-
- Spring Back:It is the measure of how far a wire can be deflected without causing permanent deformation.It is also called elastic deflection.
- Stiffness:The presence of a low stiffness provides the ability to apply lower forces and a more constant force over time.
- Formability:The arch wire has to exhibit high formability so as to bend into desired configuration such as coils,loops etc without fracturing the wire.
- Resilience:It is the amount of force the wire can withstand before permanent deformation.
- Biocompatibility and Environmental stability:Orthodontic arch wires should exhibit resistance to tarnish and corrosion and should be non-toxic.The material should maintain its desirable properties for extended periods of time after manufacture.
- Joinability:The wire should be amenable to soldering and welding
- Friction:The Arch wire should provide least friction at the wire-bracket interface.
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admin on February 27th 2009 in General Orthodontics
Brackets act as handlers to transmit the force from the active components to the teeth.Brackets have one or more slots that accept the arch wire.Brackets can be available in different designs and can be classified in a number of ways.
- Edge type of bracket:Brackets used in the Edgewise and Straight Wire technique have a horizontal slot facing labially.These brackets with rectangular slots are so called because they accept wires of rectangular cross-section with the larger dimension being horizontal.These brackets provide greater control over tooth movement and do not permit tipping of teeth
- Ribbon Arch Brackets:They are brackets which possess a vertical slot facing the occlusal or gingival direction.This kind of bracket is used with round wires to bring about tipping of teeth in labio-lingual as well as mesio-distal direction.These are used in Begg fixed appliance.
- Weldable and Bondable brackets:Weldable brackets can be welded on to bands which in turn are cemented around the teeth and Bondable brackets can be bonded directly over the enamel.The under surface of bondable brackets has a mesh or grooves to help in interlocking with the adhesive while weldable brackets have a metal flange that can be welded to the band.
- Metallic Brckets:Steel brackets are most commonly used of this type.The advantages are:-
- They can be recycled and sterilized
- They resist deformation and fracture
- They exhibit the least friction at the wire bracket interface
- Ceramic Brackets:They are made up of aluminium oxides or Zirconium oxides.They are dimensionally stable,durable and resist staining in the oral environment but they are brittle and to compensate,their size is increased which tends to increase their bulk and also exhibit greater friction at the wire bracket compared to metallic brackets.
- Plastic Brackets:They are mostly made up of Poly carbonates which are mainly meant to increase the esthetic value and they are available both in coloured or transparent forms.The main disadvantage is the friction between plastic brackets and metal arch wire is very high.
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admin on February 27th 2009 in General Orthodontics
Human beings are much concerned of their own beauty now a days that is why the value of orthodontics is comparatively more than the other field of the dental technology.Colors for the braces can be opted by the patients according to their wish.
The colors for the braces are mostly selected by the children and teen agers and they are selected according to their own taste.The braces colors can be changed in each visit to the dental clinic by swamping out the rubber O strings that fit around the bracket which will not cause any pain to the teeth.
The first thing is that colors cannot be applied to the braces initially,and it can only be given after the bondage between teeth and braces which will surely take some time.You can change the color of the braces according to any auspicious occasions that you want to attend.
A few braces bracket colors that are available to the users:
- Traditional Metal-Silver
- Gold
- Clear ceramic braces
However Clear-Ceramic Braces are less noticeable but the most invisible form of orthodontics available today are Invisalign
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admin on February 26th 2009 in General Orthodontics
There are lots of dental braces that can be used by the grown up people without any abashment.These braces are exclusively made for the adults in which they can be used with utmost comfortableness.Dentists also suggest that the Orthodontic treatment is much better to do in the childhood days in which our jaws and teeth are not completely developed and easy to correct the alignment of the teeth if it has some deformities.The details of different types of adult braces are given below.
- The most popular type of orthodontic treatment which are also not much expensive are the fixed braces which are positioned on the front part of the teeth and the movement of the teeth is adjusted with the help of wires.The whole treatment would normally take 1-2 years which also depends upon the condition of the patient.The braces are normally tightened by the dentist on a monthly basis.
- The other type is called ceramic fixed braces which resembles the natural colour of the teeth so that you can easily go into the crowds without any abashment
- Lingual braces are the other type which you can wear which are fixed to the back of the teeth which cannot be easily observed by another people.
- The best braces for the adults are the new generation clear braces.The great advantage of these braces are they are not fixed on your teeth instead they can be removed as to your wish but the dentists recommend normally to wear 18 hours a day.The 2nd advantage is that they are less noticeable and they are much hygienic compared to other braces
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admin on February 26th 2009 in General Orthodontics
