Self-ligating brackets “patient friendly braces”
With self-ligating brackets, achieving a beautiful smile in the shortest possible time has never been so easy. The sleek, comfortable braces were designed with you, the patient, in mind. We offer both metal and clear braces, and are happy to help you decide which option is best for you.
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What is a self-ligating brackets? Self-ligating braces are different from traditional braces as they do not require the elastic ties to hold the archwire in the bracket slot. Instead of elastic ties, our braces feature a sliding gate that opens and closes to engage the wire, allowing appointments to be quicker, easier and more comfortable than with conventional braces. |
Precise Results
Unique designs allows the doctor to achieve precision results and give you a beautiful smile!
Sleek, Low-Profile Design
Avoid the irritation and bulky feeling caused by conventional brackets.
No O-Rings or Elastic Ties
It is much easier to keep your teeth clean and free of debris resulting in improved oral hygiene.
Foods to avoid with braces
Your braces are very strong. They are designed to stay on your teeth the entire time of your orthodontic treatment. By following some simple guidelines, you can minimize breakage and maximize treatment. For the first day or so, stick to soft foods until you get used to chewing with braces. Avoid tough meats, hard breads, and raw vegetables.
Even when you get completely used to chewing and eating with braces, you’ll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for the whole duration of treatment. We ask that you avoid eating sticky or hard foods during your orthodontic treatment.
Eating these foods can cause damage to the archwires, break brackets, and loosen the bands that hold your expanders and other appliances. Damaged or broken braces, wires and appliances will cause treatment to take longer.
Corn on the cob, meat on the bone, corn dogs, apples, carrots, bagels, etc. should be cut into bite size pieces before eating.
Ten Biggest Brace Breakers
Chewing on straws or biting fingernails can cause damage as well, and avoid Beef Jerky, Slim Jims and Bubble gum (you may chew sugarless gum that is designed to not stick to dental work). As a patient, you are responsible for carefully examining each part of your appliance and braces everyday to make sure that everything is properly attached to teeth. If you notice something is loose, please call our office as soon as possible, even if you have an appointment scheduled in the near future.