All types of braces
Braces include fixed metal or ceramic brackets, lingual braces, and removable clear aligners, chosen for the bite.
The short answer
The main braces types are metal fixed braces, ceramic fixed braces, lingual braces, and clear removable aligners, each moving teeth through planned orthodontic forces. Fixed braces use brackets, archwires, and elastic or metal ligatures; ceramic brackets use tooth-colored material. Lingual brackets attach behind teeth, while aligners are staged plastic trays that move selected teeth when worn as prescribed.
What is the direct answer?
What does this question mean?
Fixed braces use brackets, archwires, and elastic or metal ligatures; ceramic brackets use tooth-colored material. Lingual brackets attach behind teeth, while aligners are staged plastic trays that move selected teeth when worn as prescribed.
What can you do next?
An orthodontic assessment includes photographs, a bite examination, digital scans or impressions, and radiographs when indicated. The clinician then compares tooth movement, hygiene demands, speech, appearance, removability, and the complexity of the bite.
When should you seek dental care?
Arrange an assessment if teeth are crowded, gaps are changing, chewing is difficult, or the bite causes trauma. Seek prompt care for a broken wire that is cutting tissue, marked swelling, or severe pain after an appliance problem.
What should you ask the dentist?
Ask which appliance can correct your specific bite, what attachments or extractions may be needed, and how retention will work afterward. Ask how cleaning and eating change with the proposed system.
Frequently asked questions
What should I avoid?
The clinician then compares tooth movement, hygiene demands, speech, appearance, removability, and the complexity of the bite
What happens at an assessment?
Ask which appliance can correct your specific bite, what attachments or extractions may be needed, and how retention will work afterward.