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Myths about Orthodontic Treatment

Having awareness about the treatment that you are looking for yourself or your child is a good thing. However with awareness sometimes you get to know few things which may be myths. So, Streatfield Dental Surgery tackles some of the most common orthodontics myths:

Myth-1: There is no point of having braces for an adult:

Some treatments take more time for an adult than they do for children because adult's facial bones are no longer growing and certain corrections may not be accomplished with braces alone. While its true that approach to crooked teeth may be different for adults compared to children, but you're never too old for orthodontic treatment. Moreover a healthy beautiful smile is equally important at the age of 40 as it is at age of 14. Nowadays there are many orthodontic treatment options available for adults. Today's braces do not draw as much attention of people as you may believe.

Myth-2: The tighter, the better:

Many people insist to orthodontist to keep their braces tight. People believe if braces are too tight they will get their braces off faster! Its true that braces should have certain level of force to move the teeth, but the force level which is too high can certainly damage the bone and surrounding tissues. Orthodontic treatment is an art of maintaining delicate level of force by making sure teeth do not move in the wrong direction and the force does not damage teeth bone and surrounding tissues.

Myth-3: Only braces can straighten my teeth:

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