Much like traditional metal braces, Damon braces use metal brackets and wires to correct the alignment of your teeth. However, instead of the wire attaching to the brackets using elastic O-rings, the wire is attached to Damon braces through small metal doors with sliding mechanisms. Where traditional metal braces need to be manually tightened, Damon braces are self-ligating or self-tightening. Because the braces are self-ligating, your teeth can move more freely, and they can often move faster. In fact, many patients with Damon braces complete treatment for up to 6 months faster. You typically require fewer office visits. Also, maintaining your oral hygiene is easier, reducing your risk for cavities and decalcification.
If you have crooked teeth, your entire life can be affected. Not only do crooked teeth impact the quality of your smile, but they can also lead to potentially serious oral health issues. Crooked teeth provide hiding places for oral bacteria, increasing your risk for cavities and gum disease. They can also throw off your bite, leading to issues such as bruxism and TMJ disorder. Metal braces have been the solution for correcting alignment issues with your teeth and jaws for decades, providing highly effective results. At Sawrie Orthodontics, we offer Damon braces to meet your orthodontic needs and alleviate these problems.
Like traditional braces, Damon braces use brackets and wires to realign crooked teeth. Instead of elastic O-rings to hold the wires in place on the brackets, however, the Damon brackets are equipped with sliding mechanisms that make them self-ligating. The wires are attached to the brackets by these sliding mechanisms, which tighten the wires on their own as your teeth are moved. Because Damon braces are self-ligating, they provide for a more natural movement of your teeth during treatment. You do not have to worry about having them tightened at every orthodontic visit. Instead, they tighten themselves. Because they do not need to be adjusted, the wires, also called memory wires, place less pressure on your teeth and your periodontal ligaments. With Damon braces, the need for palatal expanders and tooth extractions can also be eliminated.
Damon braces, like traditional braces, are a very effective treatment for correcting the alignment of your teeth. This treatment also offers several other significant benefits.
there are no elastic O-rings. This helps to make them more discreet. We also offer Damon Clear, which uses ceramic or clear brackets, further reducing visibility.
Damon braces provide you with a more comfortable alternative to the traditional style of metal braces, making your treatment a more pleasant one. For more information on Damon braces, and to find out if they are right for you, call Sawrie Orthodontics today at (423) 624-8217.
Much like traditional metal braces, Damon braces use metal brackets and wires to correct the alignment of your teeth. However, instead of the wire attaching to the brackets using elastic O-rings, the wire is attached to Damon braces through small metal doors with sliding mechanisms. Where traditional metal braces need to be manually tightened, Damon braces are self-ligating or self-tightening.
Straighten your teeth with a clear alternative to metal braces. (For Example: Invisalign®)
Clear aligners are a removable, discreet orthodontic treatment. They consist of a series of trays that you wear for several weeks at a time. As your teeth gently move into position, you start using the next set of trays.
Damon Clear is a type of Damon braces that uses self-ligating brackets. Much like regular Damon braces, the brackets have small doors that hold the wire in place and tighten as your teeth move. However, instead of silver brackets, Damon Clear uses ceramic or clear brackets.
Most issues that involve braces or some other orthodontic device will not be so serious that they qualify as an emergency. At Sawrie Orthodontics, we care about your health and want you to call us immediately if you experience an injury involving your braces or orthodontic appliance.
After you have completed your orthodontic treatment and your teeth are properly aligned, our orthodontist will provide you with a retainer. Retainers are a type of custom-made oral appliance designed to help keep your teeth in their newly straightened positions so that they do not shift out of alignment. (For Example Hawley Retainers, Clear -Essix Retainers & Fixed Retainers)
