Do you need frequent follow-up appointments with braces

Fixed braces, for example, will be required by the doctor to follow up every four weeks or so after the patient wears the braces. This is because orthodontic teeth must be moved with physiological-sized force to ensure the health of the roots, periodontium and other tissues. Teeth move in the alveolar bone but not loose, the reason is that the appropriate orthodontic force can promote the teeth to move in the direction of the alveolar bone resorption in front of the alveolar bone resorption of the alveolar bone in the back of the formation of new bone, and orthodontic force is too large, will cause damage to the teeth or periodontium, the force is large enough to a certain degree, it is the equivalent of extracting the teeth. Therefore, the degree of orthodontic force must be gradually increased, each time the force is added, with the teeth moving, the alveolar bone undergoes the above changes, the orthodontic force applied to the teeth gradually weakened until the second time the force is added.

If the intervals between follow-up visits are too short, there is a risk of too much force being applied. If the interval between follow-up visits is too long, it will invariably prolong the orthodontic treatment program. Currently, the results of animal experimental research concluded that adding force at 4-6 weeks follow-up intervals is more conducive to the periodontal health of the teeth.

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Sometimes, the timing of follow-up appointments varies. For example, it is said that in Australia, where patients traveled great distances to the dentist for follow-up appointments due to the sparseness of the land, an Australian orthodontist invented a type of wire, which later became known as Aussie wire, that had a very slow decay of strength, and this doctor established a follow-up appointment for his patients of every 3-6 months. Another special case is invisible orthodontics, which has a more flexible follow-up schedule because the braces are worn by the patient at home.