Braces are orthodontic tools responsible for correcting your dental problems. They are recommended by dentist Bundoora for people with teeth crowding, teeth protrusion, gapped teeth, teeth that are out of alignment, cross bite, overbite, and under bite issues. Based on the severity of the problem, the dentist may suggest braces for your teeth to align perfectly in time. Braces can help get your desired result and help you eat, chew, smile, and laugh confidently. Most people get their braces in their teenage and some during their adulthood. So how do these braces work? Let’s tell you in detail.
To know how they work, you must know the parts of the braces and their functionality. Let’s go one by one.
Bracket
It is a small thin attachment that is glued to the patient teeth. Its job is to help the wire settle in place in all the slots.
Arch wire
An arch wire is the connecting wire that helps connect all the brackets and decides in which direction the teeth should move.
Elastics
These are rubber bands that put pressure on the jaw so that it helps in aligning the teeth quickly.
Molar band
The molar band is a thin metal ring with hooks that are usually attached behind the teeth to hold the elastics. This helps to join multiple teeth and pull them together in the right direction.
Headgear Tube
It’s the tube that’s placed on top of the molars and a flatter tube is placed on the bottom.
Power Chain
It’s the chain that helps to find the length of the elastics. So, the dentist uses the required elastics to join your teeth.
Elastic Tie
These tiny flower-like tiny ligatures help to hold the wire into the slots of the brackets. This comes in colours as well.
Springs
These are placed between two teeth to create additional space between them.
All these small components in a traditional metal brace work together to correct the teeth to their original position. Whatever your teeth concerns are, work it out with our professional dentists from Greenwood Plenty Dental Care on (03) 9466 7843 today.
