Orthodontics
More than a pretty smile: a healthy smile
Orthodontics helps you align your teeth and improve your oral health, making daily cleaning easier and preventing problems such as cavities and periodontal disease.
Orthodontic treatments, braces, or aligners move teeth that are crooked or don't fit together properly. By correcting these misalignments, orthodontics allows you to clean your teeth better and, therefore, prolongs the life of your teeth, preventing periodontal disease and cavities.
Frequently Asked Questions
When should I start orthodontic treatment?
The best age for orthodontics is during childhood and youth, as bones are growing and we can stimulate them to grow in the most favorable direction. However, orthodontics can be performed at any age. In fact, more and more adults are choosing this treatment.
How should I care for my teeth during treatment?
It is essential to maintain very good oral hygiene. If you wear fixed braces () you may have noticed that there are many small spaces between the braces where food and biofilm can easily get trapped. This can cause stains, white spots, cavities, and periodontal disease. This is why it is so important that during fixed orthodontic treatment you brush more carefully and use interdental brushes. Remember that how your teeth and gums will look after treatment depends a lot on how well you care for them during treatment. With the this risk is greatly reduced, as they allow oral hygiene without braces. For this reason, whenever possible, it is the orthodontic treatment of choice for patients with stable periodontal disease or a moderate-to-high risk of caries.