Orthodontics: Brackets, Invisalign or lingual? What is the best system to correct the alignment of my teeth?
When we have so much to choose from, it’s hard to decide.
Current orthodontics allows us to achieve a perfect smile, but to get there, multiple paths are open to us: conventional metal, aesthetic, lingual brackets or invisible aligners such as Invisalign…
With so many options, how can we know which one is best for us?
Which one offers us better results than the others?
The different orthodontic systems are nothing more than different tools that the orthodontist has at his disposal to prevent and correct alterations to the teeth and jaw bones and, at the same time, outline an aesthetically attractive smile.
Among the different orthodontic techniques, those we perform at Clínica Cervera are: The most aesthetic and new o Invisalign invisible aligners This technique is based on a transparent plastic aligner that is placed on the teeth.
Each aligner is slightly different from the previous one so that your teeth move little by little until they reach the desired position.
It is practically invisible and, in addition, removable, so we can take it off to eat and to perform our oral hygiene comfortably. o Lingual orthodontics It is a treatment with ultra-thin brackets designed and manufactured to the size of your teeth, placed on their inner surface.
They are fixed, we must wear them at all times during treatment.
Although they allow us to clean the front and occlusal surfaces of the teeth without difficulty, they do require more skill to do so on the internal surfaces.
The most conventional or Metal Brackets It is traditional orthodontics, with more scientific evidence behind it, which is a great guarantee for the most complex cases.
The resistance of the bracket is the main feature and advantage.
They are small, with rounded shapes so that they do not damage soft tissues and are easy to clean. o Aesthetic brackets Like metal brackets, self-ligating aesthetic brackets represent an evolution compared to conventional brackets since they are low friction and do not require ligatures.
This type of orthodontics reduces the number of cases in which the extraction of a tooth is necessary to make room for the movement of the rest.
So, what is the best orthodontic system?
In itself, there is no system that is better than another.
The success and quality of orthodontic treatment do not depend on the technique used, but on the training and experience of the orthodontist.
Both conventional braces and Invisalign, for example, are nothing more than tools that serve the same objective: achieving correct alignment of the teeth to improve functionality and aesthetics.
Therefore, the best orthodontic system is the one that the orthodontist selects for you after having made a correct diagnosis and knowing your particularities, habits, expectations, goals, preferences… Whatever the system chosen, current orthodontics offers us increasingly shorter treatments with better results.