ProviderAchieving Healthier Teen Smiles
Braces can certainly be a controversial subject among our teen patients. The teenage years can be tough, and adding braces to the mix can feel daunting.
While many teenagers are excited about getting a straighter smile, and some even love the quirky element braces can add to their personal style, others are less enthusiastic to say the least. They worry about how braces will make them look, and what their friends might think.
To help address these concerns, our North Bay orthodontist offers lower-profile, streamlined options like translucent braces, and LightForce 3D printed braces for kids who are worried about aesthetics.
But, if your teen is ready to embrace the look of braces, traditional metal braces with coloured elastics can be a durable, cost-effective, and reliable choice!
Whatever your teen's attitude and feelings about getting braces, we're here to help get them through their orthodontic treatment with sound advice, moral support, and a smile.
LightForce 3D Printed Braces for Teens
Is your teen fretting about how braces will make them look? At Paleczny Orthodontics, we are pleased to offer LightForce. Using the power of 3D printing, LightForce’s ceramic brackets blend in with the natural colour of teeth and are fully customized to fit the unique contours of each tooth. LightForce combines next level tooth movement control with a low profile aesthetic. An ideal braces solution for teens concerned about appearances.
The Benefits of Braces for Teenagers
With the availability of Invisalign clear aligner treatment, you may be wondering why we still recommend braces for many of our teenage patients. Here are a few reasons that for some teens, braces are the ideal option.
Versatility
Braces can apply more force to move teeth more quickly than clear aligners can. This means that if your teen has a more complex misalignment, braces can be their best route to a successful outcome.
Thanks to LightForce 3D printed braces, every bracket can be custom-made to fit teeth precisely, providing a customized fit, low-profile appearance, and efficient results.
Compliance to Treatment
Teenagers lead busy lives. They get distracted, and sometimes they can be a bit lazy (weren't we all at that age?). For some teens, this makes it difficult to keep up with clear aligner treatment.
Braces are fixed to the teeth and cannot be removed, so they can't get lost, and their durability makes them difficult to damage – both advantages for teenagers with a lot going on.
Aesthetics
Traditional metal braces and even translucent braces don't have the discreet, barely-there appearance that Invisalign aligners have. However, they can be a fun part of a teenager's personal style during treatment.
Coloured elastics can be added and changed out at each adjustment appointment, meaning kids can choose fun colours based on their personal aesthetic, the seasons, or even their favourite sports teams.
Braces Treatment at Paleczny Orthodontics
Orthodontic braces have been used for decades to straighten teeth using a combination of brackets, elastic bands, and wires.
But today's braces aren't the clunky, face-full-of-metal that you may be picturing from decades ago.
Modern braces are more comfortable and more streamlined than ever before.