How are braces fitted?
Braces consist of stainless steel brackets bonded to the teeth, to which are attacked flexible Archwires. The brackets may be direct bonded to the teeth using 21st Century adhesives cured by an ultra-violet light. Alternately, the whole set can be indirectly bonded as follows. Impressions are taken of the teeth and the braces are placed into the correct positions on the dental cast. This is done in the laboratory between appointments, and takes several hours. When the client returns a week or two later, the braces are sitting in Transfer Trays. The teeth are cleaned and dried, special glue is placed on the teeth and the transfer trays are inserted for several minutes. When the trays are removed, all the brackets are glued to the teeth in the positions Dr Costello arranged in the laboratory.
