If your teeth are crowded, tilted or be it that you are unhappy with the smile you have, then getting fitted with an orthodontic braces may be right for you. Orthodontic braces work by applying a slight continuous pressure on the teeth over an extended period of time. The pressure that is applied moves the teeth where they need to be. Once treatment is done, the bone around your teeth will set, and prevent the teeth returning to its original position.Orthodontic braces are worn for varying periods of time depending on how far the teeth needs to be moved, the heath of the teeth and gum and the patients assistance. Therefore everyone will not have the same treatment time but it rarely lasts more than three years.

After orthodontic braces are removed, patients are required to put on a removable appliance and keep them on for the whole for up to six months. After the six month period they are they required to continue wearing the removable appliance only when they are asleep for a period determined by the orthodontist. To make sure the teeth will not return to its original position, it is necessary to keep the removable appliance on for as long as is necessary.

Once treatment has begun it is required that you visit the orthodontist at least once a month. On these visits the wires will be adjusted and changed to keep the pressure on the teeth at the right intensity.

Orthodontic braces will cause some small amount of pain initially whenever an adjustment is being made. Analgesics can help to relieve the pain.

One of the concerns some people have with orthodontic braces is whether or not the treatment is affected by the age of the patient. The treatment is in no way affected by age and the movement of teeth can be done one anyone irrespective of age.