How long should braces be worn? What is the function of braces?

1, braces are now a way to correct tooth deformity, because every patient with tooth deformity is different, so the way to correct teeth will be different. The length of braces correction is not generalized, but determined by many factors.

2. The patients are different in age, the complexity of tooth deformity is different, and the time of wearing braces is different. Under normal circumstances, the time to wear braces is one and a half to more than two years.

3, this depends on the patient's cooperation. If patients actively cooperate, there will be no problems during the treatment, and they may recover in two years. If the cooperation is not good, it may even be three or four years.

4. braces are tools to correct teeth. People say that wearing braces means orthodontic treatment and orthodontics. But orthodontics is only a narrow explanation, which simply solves the problem of teeth. Common problems are crowded dentition and gap between teeth, or abnormal occlusion of individual teeth. Broadly speaking, in addition to tooth deformities, there are also dentofacial deformities, such as maxillary protrusion, mandibular protrusion and bimaxillary protrusion. Bimandibular protrusion refers to maxillary protrusion and mandibular protrusion.

5. Therefore, through correction, not only the deformity of teeth can be solved, but also the deformity of teeth and maxillofacial region can be solved, thus solving the deformity of jaw, changing the incorrect face shape that should not have, and making the face shape beautiful. It is suggested that children 12 years old should go to the stomatology department of a regular hospital or the orthodontics department of a big hospital for detailed clinical examination, and some of them may cooperate with cephalometry to see if there are any tooth and maxillofacial deformities, and if so, correct them as soon as possible.