This is the 3654th article of Da Medical Care
In recent years of orthodontic clinics, we have found that more and more patients come to the clinic will take the initiative to ask for invisible braces and resist the traditional steel braces treatment, such patients often have certain requirements for the aesthetics or comfort of the orthodontic process; indeed, compared with the traditional orthodontic technology has to go through the steel tooth embarrassment period, invisible braces have its unique advantages, many people on the Internet are pushing invisible braces on the altar, then invisible braces are really as godlike as the network says? Is it not only aesthetically corrective? This issue will "reveal the secret of the bottom" for all readers and friends - the right and wrong of invisible braces.
1. How effective is the invisible braces? What is the principle of correction?
Invisible orthodontics is an orthodontic technique that guides teeth to the correct position through a personalized series of plastic appliances customized by computer-aided design. Pre-treatment orthodontic doctors often obtain an accurate model of our teeth through silicone rubber mold or oral scans, etc., on the basis of which digital reconstruction and three-dimensional simulation correction are carried out, so as to determine the orthodontic plan and produce a series of personalized appliances, that is, invisible braces, that is, control the movement of teeth through digital technology, and each pair of braces at each stage can achieve complex and fine tooth movement. Each pair of braces is different from the previous one, so patients need to wear them sequentially to achieve gradual movement of the teeth. In addition, orthodontists often design and adhere to a series of resin blocks – or accessories – on the tooth surface, which are used not only to increase the retention force of the appliance, but also to facilitate or implement certain specific tooth movements.
2. Which is better, invisible braces or steel braces?
Each has its own advantages, and patients choose according to their own needs. There are roughly four kinds of common appliances in clinical practice: metal bracket correction, ceramic bracket correction, lingual correction and invisible correction. Metal bracket correction and invisible correction are the most common.
The advantages of metal bracket correction are that the technology is mature, widely used, the price is relatively affordable, the tooth movement efficiency is high (especially in the case of tooth extraction), and the doctor can adjust it at any time according to each follow-up situation in clinical treatment; the disadvantage is that the aesthetics are poor, the comfort is not good, the patient often has discomfort such as mouthing, and the cleaning is difficult, the frequency of follow-up is relatively high, and it is necessary to follow up monthly.
The unique advantages of invisible orthopedic technology are reflected in sufficient beauty, self-removal, convenience, high comfort, convenient cleaning, high efficiency for cases that need to be grinded back, follow-up once in 2 to 3 months, strong autonomy; the disadvantage is that the price is relatively high, the self-discipline requirements for patients are high, and the wearing time of more than 22 hours must be guaranteed every day.
Therefore, when choosing a correction method, we should not blindly choose, you can communicate with the doctor more, choose the most suitable way of correction, and the most suitable for yourself is the best.
3. What do I need to pay attention to to receive invisible correction? (Draw the point!) ）
(1) Wear braces in the order of numbering, and do not wear them by jumping;
(2) Wearing time: Each braces need to be worn for 10 to 14 days before replacing the next pair of braces, and the daily wearing time is not less than 20 to 22 hours;
(3) When eating and drinking hot water or sour drinks, you need to remove braces, rinse your mouth in time after meals, and then wear them;
(4) Braces need to be cleaned daily, and can be cleaned with toothpaste toothbrush or brace effervescent tablets;
(5) When not worn, it should be properly stored and can be placed in the braces box to prevent loss;
(6) Although invisible correction does not require many dietary restrictions like traditional bracket correction (such as not eating hard objects, sticky objects, etc.), it is recommended to eat less coffee, tea and other foods that are easy to cause tooth coloring.
(7) It is recommended to use it with biting glue to assist in the fitting of braces.
This issue of sharing is here, I hope to bring you a better understanding of invisible braces, so as to choose the most suitable way for your own correction!
Department of Orthodontics, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Tongji University
Written by: Xu Tong
Editor: Liao Chongshan