Generally speaking, orthodontics is referred mainly to children and teenagers. During the last years, orthodontics treatments for adults became much more common. Orthodontics for adults, thanks to technology improvements, allows to fix dental malocclusions at any age. Like children, adult can receive the same benefit of an improved smile and oral health from wearing braces. However, since adult are no longer growing, treatment may take longer than it does for teenagers. The average adult wears braces for 18 months to three years. After braces are removed, it will be necessary to wear a retainer to maintain the results of the treatment.
Orthodontic treatment for adults is not just for aesthetical reasons but is useful also to prevent periodontal and temporomandibular joint disorders and helping the dentist in fulfilling a prosthetic or implantologic therapy."
The idea of wearing for such a long time braces can raise psychological troubles both in social and job environment.
But thanks to new technologies, orthodontic appliances became nowadays much more comfortable and pleasant to wear than it was in the past.
Dr. Ana Hauta offers clear/ceramic braces, lingual braces and invisible aligners as a cosmetic choice to the more visible braces.
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