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While braces have been around for a while, they remain one of the most effective tooth alignment solutions. Do you have misaligned or crooked teeth? At EDentist, our staff of experienced dentists can provide the treatments you need to straighten your teeth and attain the smile you desire.
We’ve helped hundreds of patients in Bentleigh East correct crooked, misaligned, or crowded teeth. Backed by a commitment to delivering services of the highest possible quality, we guarantee comprehensive care that promises to resolve your situation.
Braces consist of brackets connected by metal or plastic wires slowly moving each tooth to correct teeth or jaw misalignment. Depending on your situation, we might attach rubber bands to your braces to further aid the process.
Braces are ideal for patients with various dental concerns, such as crowding, bite gaps, misalignment, spacing problems, and undersized teeth. Are you dealing with one or more of these issues? Get in touch with EDentist today.
Thanks to our vast experience with braces and cutting-edge technology, we offer different braces catering to your dental health needs. For instance, we offer metal, ceramic, coloured, lingual, and self-ligating braces. Though metal braces are the most common type, some might prefer ceramic braces because of their translucent nature.
Self-ligating braces are similar to ceramic and metal options, the only difference being their use of clips to hold wires in place. Lingual braces sit behind the teeth and offer patients an inconspicuous way of straightening their teeth.
At EDentist, we offer customised braces that promise to provide lasting solutions. During your first appointment, we will examine your dental health to determine your suitability for our braces. After, we will take impressions of your teeth and use this mould to decide the best treatment. Once your dentist decides on the ideal treatment plan, they will clean your teeth and prepare their surfaces to attach brackets. Your dentist will then place the brackets one by one onto each tooth and adhere them with a dental compound.
Once all the brackets are in place, the dentist will shape the wires and thread them in between the brackets. This step might involve cutting the wires to ensure your comfort. Finally, your dentist will place the elastic bands in the brackets for a pop of colour and personality.
You might experience mild discomfort as braces shift your teeth into position. However, you will adjust to wearing your braces by the end of the first week and after your dentist tightens the wires over the treatment period.
Your treatment’s exact duration will depend on the severity of your condition. However, most patients wear braces for two to three years.
To care for your braces, gently floss between each bracket and brush your teeth twice a day or after meals.