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There’s a common stigma around braces and that it’s just for children. But this is completely false! Although the thought of wearing metal brackets and wires may cause some to believe that it’s just too late for braces, it never is.
No one should be ashamed about the process of transforming their smile and gaining new confidence, but we understand more than anyone that our adult patients may have concerns. It’s our primary goal to accommodate your preferences!
Corrective jaw surgery, also known as orthognathic surgery, is performed to correct a wide range of skeletal and dental irregularities, things like jaw and teeth misalignment.
Orthognathic surgery treats jaw discrepancies to improve the patient’s ability to bite, talk, breathe and speak. This surgery can also improve facial appearances and correct deformities by properly aligning the facial bones. Braces are often in conjunction with jaw surgery to ensure the teeth and jaw bones are properly aligned after surgery.
Before we get into cleaning braces, let’s discuss what they actually are.
What are braces?
Brace treatment involves using appliances to straighten crooked, crowded or protruding teeth, close gaps between teeth and correct the bite. There are a variety of different orthodontic braces available, some of which are fixed, located on the outside or the inside of the teeth, and some that are removable.
