orthodontics

The placement of the fixed appliance requires great skill on the part of the specialist, but there would be no discomfort for the child.

In regular visits, usually made over a year to reach final alignment of the teeth, it is changing the relationship of the various components to regulate the action of the device.

1 .- After carefully cleaning and drying the surface of the teeth, the dentist paste clamps that make support for the wire with a special cement that attaches firmly to tooth enamel.

2 .- On the slots of the clamps is fixed steel arch wire that gradually imposes the shape of the teeth and small loops of rubber or springs to approximate or separate the teeth in the regular sessions appropriate modifications are made to adjust the machine and vary its action as the misplacement be corrected.


Although it takes a few days until the child becomes accustomed to his presence, the fixed appliance is not annoying or cause significant impairment, but requires careful oral hygiene and take precautions to lunch, which will soon become an activity usual for our son to take place naturally. Your dentist will teach the proper grooming and hygiene of the mouth.