What are the methods of orthodontic treatment?

When seeing the word orthodontics, many people don’t know what it means, but they know it must be related to teeth. Orthodontics actually means correcting teeth or eliminating tooth deformities. Teeth are very important to us, and are directly related to eating and the overall image of the face. If teeth are deformed, it will have a lot of impacts on our lives. The first is the problem of appearance, and then it affects eating. Deformed teeth for a long time will lead to changes in appearance, so deformed teeth must be treated in time. Now let’s talk about the methods of orthodontic treatment.

Metal brackets for dental correction

Ordinary metal bracket orthodontic technology is the most traditional and cheapest orthodontic technology. The traditional orthodontic fixed appliance used in ordinary metal bracket tooth correction technology is stainless steel bracket, which is widely used.

Ceramic bracket correction

The most significant feature of ceramic bracket correction compared to general metal brackets is beauty. The colorless and transparent brackets perfectly realize the concealment of the correction process. Their good biocompatibility also avoids adverse reactions such as darkening of the tooth surface, gingival inflammation, oral ulcers, etc. caused by long-term use of brackets, which is more conducive to oral health.

Invisible bracket correction

Invisible braces, also known as "invisible bracket correction", is a type of dental correction. Invisible bracket correction does not require the wires and brackets used in traditional corrections, and does not affect the aesthetics, and is widely favored by those who seek to achieve aesthetic perfection. This invisible correction technology inherits the traditional concept of tooth and jaw deformity correction and is a perfect combination of modern stomatology, computer-assisted three-dimensional diagnosis, personalized design and digital molding technology.

Self-ligating bracket correction

Self-ligating bracket appliances rely on sliding or rotating bracket covers, bolt covers or elastic clips to fix the archwire in the bracket groove, which is different from traditional ligated brackets. The characteristics of self-ligating bracket orthodontic appliances are low friction, short treatment period, and good oral hygiene. There is no need for traditional stainless steel ligature wire or elastic rubber ring. The correction arch wire is confined in the bracket groove by using a sliding cover that can be opened and closed on the bracket, a spring clip, or the elastic structure of the bracket itself.

Lingual Braces Correction

Lingual invisible orthodontics has a history of more than 20 years. Lingual orthodontic technology is to bond brackets, archwires, etc. to the lingual surface of the teeth. The labial and buccal tooth surfaces are no different from those of ordinary people, and the parts of the orthodontic appliance are basically invisible, so it does not interfere with the patient's daily life and social activities.

Functional orthodontic appliances

Functional orthodontic appliances are also a type of removable orthodontic appliances, but unlike mechanical orthodontic appliances, they do not produce any corrective force themselves. Their function is to change the function of the oral and facial muscles, thereby promoting the normal growth and development of the maxillofacial region. Functional orthodontic appliances include simple functional orthodontic appliances, such as maxillary bevel guides and mandibular crown bevel guides; and functional regulators, such as Frankel appliances and muscle activators.