Friday, July 31, 2009

How are braces applied to teeth?

i was just wondering how braces are attached and applied to the teeth...maybe some pictured would help...also my husband broke his jawbone and may have to get his mouth wired shut..how is that done? pics?

How are braces applied to teeth?
Howdy,





WebMD hosts an article on how braces are applied and how they work.





From their site, "Brackets are the small squares that are bonded directly to each tooth with a special dental bonding agent or are attached to orthodontic bands. Brackets act like handles, holding the arch wires that move the teeth."





So, how do the braces actually move the teeth? Again, according to WebMD, "braces work by applying continuous pressure over a period of time to slowly move teeth in a specific direction. As the teeth move, the bony tooth socket reabsorbs and changes shape as pressure is applied."





Back in the day, bright steel was the only option. Fortunately, there are less conspicuous colors nowadays.





Mike
Reply:they use cememnt....and idk how they wire a mouth shut
Reply:for the braces, they use a special glue that has to be dried with a special blue light and can only be taken off completly by polishing it away with a special tool. I don't know about the rest.
Reply:No pics but basically they will put brackets on his top and bottom teeth and weave the wire between them from top to bottom instead of side to side (as with regular braces). Aside from the pain he may already be in getting this done shouldn't hurt.


Josie is right about how they are applied directly to the teeth.
Reply:first they polish the tooth a little and then they put some glue on and harden it and do it again and stick the bracket on and do some stuff to make it stay and then they do it to all the teeth. it doesnt hurt or anything.
Reply:My friend had her jaw shut - they put a barce like piece of metal in your gum on the top and the bottom and then put elastic bands on tehn and thats how its shut and doesn't move



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