How do braces work?
Braces use steady, gentle pressure to move teeth into desired positions. We bond or band brackets onto ideal positions of your teeth. This allows the archwire to be placed into the bracket along your teeth, which enables movement of your teeth. Archwires are bent to reflect your ideal bite, the path we want your teeth to follow to achieve the proper result. The archwire threads through the brackets and, as the wire tries to return to its original shape, it applies the pressure that causes your teeth to shift. The pressure on one side of the tooth causes the bone to give way, the tooth moves into that spot, new bone grows in behind, and a new smile is created! The periodontal ligament that holds the roots of teeth in the specialized alveolar jawbone is what allows teeth to be moved by orthodontic forces.
Braces include brackets, which are bonded directly to the tooth or sometimes attached to a band placed on a molar tooth, and archwires that connect all the brackets. Unlike what most people think, it is the archwire that does all the work – the brackets merely serve as handles! The wires use a steady, gentle pressure to move teeth into their proper positions. Much like moving a stick through sand, as the tooth moves, bone gives way on one side and fills in on the other side. It is truly amazing. Rubber bands are sometimes worn to help the wires do their job and align the upper teeth with the lower teeth.
Braces are bonded (cemented or adhered) directly to each tooth and arch wires connect all the braces. Unlike what most people think, it is the arch wire that does the work — the braces merely serve as handles! The wires use a gentle, continuous pressure to move teeth into their proper positions. Much like moving a stick through sand, as the tooth moves, bone gives way on one side and fills in on the other side. It is truly amazing! Elastics (rubber bands) are sometimes worn to help the wires do their job to align the upper teeth with the lower teeth.
Braces use steady, gentle pressure over time to move teeth into their proper positions. Even-though the process seems slow, but in fact, every moment that your smile is under construction, there’s something happening in your mouth. The braces placed on your teeth and the main wire connecting them, are the most important parts of your braces. The wire threading through the brackets applies pressure and actually move your teeth. However thanks to new materials and procedures, all this happens much quicker than ever before.
Braces include brackets, which are bonded directly to the tooth or sometimes attached to a band placed on a molar tooth, and arch wires that connect all the brackets. Unlike what most people think, it is the arch wire that does all the work-the brackets merely serve as handles! The wires use a steady, gentle pressure to move teeth into their proper positions. Much like moving a stick through sand, as the tooth moves, bone gives way on one side and fills in on the other side. It is truly amazing. Rubber bands are often worn to help the wires do their job and align the upper teeth with the lower teeth.
