It is never too late to correct a lack of teeth.

The braces are not only for children! Adults themselves also sometimes need to find well-aligned teeth. It is never too late to correct a lack of teeth.
Orthodontics is directed to children generally but not exclusively. In adults the installation of a dental appliance can also give good results. Usually wearing a dental device in adults occurs when the teeth are misaligned. The devices in this case are discreet to limit their effect unsightly.

A technique discreet
The braces for adults differs from that of the child by his discretion. Rings placed on the ceramic teeth are transparent, almost invisible. They are not prone to yellowing with time. The son taking the rings are mostly metal, but all do not waste a smile. The additional cost for this cutting-edge technology is acceptable as such braces cost just over € 150 more than a machine with steel!

More recently, with the onset of lingual orthodontics, discretion is even more evident since the device is mounted on the outer surface of the teeth, but on the inside. This new technology if it is champion of discretion, however a major drawback: its price is 5 times more expensive than conventional equipment.

A spectacular recovery
Orthodontic techniques are used mainly in adults to straighten misaligned teeth. As in children, the wearing of braces for adults used to correct the teeth when they overlap or are too advanced. If the purpose of this technique is mostly aesthetic, it does that the harmony of the teeth is also important for health. Misaligned teeth in adults exposed to poor mastication. In addition, the areas left inaccessible to the toothbrush can be a real nest of infection due to the accumulation of plaque in particular.
Overall, in adults, the decision to set up a program for orthodontic stems from a concern but also aesthetic medicine. For young adults, aesthetics is often the first argument. More patients get older, the more medical concerns are critical. So after 40 to 45 years, the aging of the bone support of teeth may lead to "secondary migration" favoring the occurrence of diseases of the periodontium for the collapse of the teeth.

Expensive treatment
Orthodontic treatment lasts at least 2 years. Recognizing that the costs of such care are not covered by social security after 16 years, the cost of treatment is deterrent! Indeed, it takes between 900 and 1500 € budget per quarter! Some mutual partially reimburse certain conditions such care when the medical condition of the teeth can be improved. Besides the cost, a dental adult disadvantage also be difficult to bear in everyday life. Adaptation is sometimes long! The speech and the power supply can be especially affected.

Did you know?
In case of very important gap jaws, orthodontics can be associated with maxillofacial surgery which allows the jaw to replace the one in front of another.