Braces for Teens
10-18 Yrs
Invisalign Clear Aligner
Braces for teens
- Alternatives -
The various treatment options for teenager’s are as below.
The treatment in details are available by clicking left on desired type of treatment.
Metall Braces
Clear(Ceramic) Braces
Invisalign Aligners transparent braces
Why are braces so important in adolescents?
Crooked teeth or misaligned teeth can lead to many problems such as:
- Gums and periodontium or bone
- Teeth themselves
- Jaw bone, masticatory muscles
- TMJ-Temporomandibular joint
- language problems
- The growth of jaws can be stimulated in growing stage to avoid further orthodontic or orthodontic surgical treatment.
- Esthetics and psychological aspect are another big reason for treatment.
Why is the right time to start orthodontic treatment is so much important?
Timing is very very important to start an orthodontic treatment in children and adolescencts.
Generally 7-9 and at age of 11-13 are main phases in certain type of misalignment of teeth and jaws to start an orthodontic treatment.
As we can utilize the growth or Peak of growth.
for e.g in Girls, Generally Peak of growth reaches at age of 11–12, whereas
in boys between 13–14 years of age.
Starting treatment at this stage makes sense and is advantageous!
What should be considered in orthodontic treatment?
- The chronological age
- The dental and skeletal age
- The skeletal development
- Type of misalignment of teeth and jaws
- The unfavorable growth can increases the deformity, complicates the treatment and worsens the prognosis.
Treatment duration in adolescentes
The treatment duration depending on various factors such as:
- misalignment of teeth and jaws
- oral hygiene of patient
- willingness or cooperation from patient side
- visiting regularly on appointments
- Growth of patient
- type of appliance
overall estimating time is 18-24 months, definately depending on case to case.
All details are clarified on your free conceltation.
Braces for Teens and all steps or sequence!
- Initial Consultation-Free of cost. After examination we will see which type of braces are right for you. Reserve your appointment. Today in our office!
- Documents for treatment & planning such as X-rays- Fotos and Digital scan or Impressions are taken on this appointment.
- Treatment plan discussion in detail with different options for your treatment, according to your wish and misalignment of teeth and if Aligners are choice of treatment options, a look on digital simulation of your treatment plan can be seen in computer.
- Treatment start. on this appointment , you will get your Aligners or your chosen braces.
- Regular checkup in every 6-8 Weeks.
- Treatment finish. after aligning your teeth and achieving our treatment goals, active treatment is finished.
- Retention After finishing active part of treatment, we need to stabilise the teeth. Please click section Retention in detail.
Here you can find the details of the treatment procedures we use in our orthodontics practice Vienna.