Types of regular braces.
Ceramic braces vs self ligating.
The benefits may very well be worth the extra cost especially when it comes to a less visible option.
Advanced orthodontics self ligating brackets.
Self ligating braces may come up in many different names depending on the company that advertises this type of braces.
There are numerous manufacturers of this type of bracketing system.
However although the braces are smaller they do tend to stand further off your teeth and can possibly.
According to the american association of orthodontics aao self ligating ceramic braces are tooth colored so they re less visible to others.
Self ligating brackets slbs have been known for more than 20 years.
Built in clips hold the wires to the brackets made of ceramic or porcelain materials.
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They are affixed to teeth and the wires thread through slots in the brackets.
However they gained popularity and have just been in the spotlight at least in the last 10 years.
In self ligating braces the archwire is held in place by the bracket itself by closing a small spring loaded door.
The most popular names are damon in ovation and speed system.
Although the popularity of this bracket style has climbed over the last 10 years or so the system itself has been around since the mid 1930s.