Invisible orthodontics, an alternative to conventional braces
Written by:The invisible orthodontics aims to decrease the visibility of the treatment, the patient's request. It has the same benefits and duration than conventional brackets
What is the invisible orthodontics
Within the concept Invisible orthodontics and a number of technical appliances have aimed at eliminating or reducing the visibility of treatment are encompassed. These techniques include: lingual orthodontics and orthodontic based removable plastic aligners. In addition, these techniques are combined with each other and with traditional braces, as experts say in Dentistry and Stomatology .The importance is that, once the patient shows interest to conceal the method of correction during treatment, the skilled artisan offer the options to pursue that end, in addition to the therapeutic. The professional should not be subject to the yoke of any house or promise given business. Has a number of known and armamentarium that dominates and, therefore, applies the best way to solve the problem of the patient, in addition to its expectations of low or no visibility. Taking clear therapeutic purposes of health, functionality, aesthetics and stability, and having faith as "first do no harm", professional experience perfectly guide the possibilities, pros and cons of the various options, explained properly, will help the patient to begin treatment. In this sense the novel promises invisibility device should never be larger than a good diagnosis and good therapeutic targets.The important thing to note is that is not the device, but the diagnosis, treatment plan and goals.
For what diseases the invisible orthodontics is used
In principle all problems can be addressed from the perspective of making the system less visible correction. Modern technical capabilities and limitations of the various appliances have called "invisible" are not a problem and they can focus full or partial treatment of any orthodontic problem arises. Moreover, they are particularly suitable when some certain oral conditions determine the need to maintain a certain hygiene, as in the case of periodontal patients, need simultaneously occlusal and aesthetic treatment. In these cases the use of removable plastic aligners is advantageous and allows to maintain excellent hygiene to the patient. In turn, that same condition of periodontitis, requires doing things in a much more adapted to the patient's problem.
People who can undergo invisible orthodontics
Which imposes limitations is not age or gender or condition; the most limiting factor is the state of dental health.In the case of clear aligners it is also necessary that the patient knows the details of using the apparatus, as in these cases the success is directly proportional to good compliance on hours of use and care of aligners. You must be a willful and responsible person. This means that, for most young people, can be a very seductive approach at first but unwise to put the patient beyond the limits of collaboration and motivation.
Treatment duration of invisible orthodontics
The length does not have to be longer. One of the most common treatments such criticism is that they are slower, which is not true. What happens is that we are accustomed to the rapid movement by conventional brackets shows, in the first months of treatment, some advances sometimes are very striking and. However, such devices are much slower in the later stages of treatment, in the phase of fine adjustments and end case. Thus, the final total length is the same.
