2-better management of the treatment process by the doctor
In fixed metal orthodontic treatment, the attending physician has much more control over the treatment process. Because the orthodontic device is adjusted by the doctor himself during regular visits and the patient has a relatively lesser role. Patients who are able to remove their removable orthodontic appliances often forget to use their appliances regularly. They may not even use their removable orthodontic appliance correctly in its proper place. For this reason, these problems do not occur in the treatment with fixed metal orthodontics, and the entire process of treatment and replacement of metal brackets is done by the treating dentist.
3-shorter treatment periods in complex cases
Often, in mild to moderate deformities, different types of fixed orthodontics have the same length of treatment. But in severe cases, Damon-type fixed metal orthodontics often have a shorter treatment duration. The 24-hour presence of the metal orthodontic device in the mouth and its adjustment by the doctor play the most important role in this field. In addition to metal brackets, the orthodontist may benefit from metal mini-screws and other fixed and metal equipment to correct complex jaw and dental abnormalities. Meanwhile, the use of mobile orthodontic devices has a longer duration due to the fact that they are not permanently mounted on the position.
The greater the deviation of the teeth and jaws, the more accurate the treatment needs to be. In this field, metal orthodontics has a very high efficiency . The doctor can adjust the position of individual teeth in different directions with precise angle forces. Also, by using mini screws , it can correct jaw and dental abnormalities such as a hidden tooth and misalignment of the middle line between the teeth. Orthodontics of front teeth, especially crooked or hidden teeth, is performed with fixed metal orthodontics and mini-screws at a much higher speed than other methods.
Metal orthodontics for front teeth
5-very-high-durability
The metalness of the brackets makes the metal orthodontic device withstand very high pressures well. As a result, the risk of breaking and damaging brackets is less when we need strong forces to fix teeth disorders . For example, ceramic brackets break easily because they are inflexible. But metal orthodontics is more flexible and does not break with any pressure. It is easier to form and at the same time has higher strength.
6-full-control of the treatment path by the doctor
In some types of orthodontics such as removable orthodontics the patient takes over a significant part of the treatment process. This is challenging for some people. But as we said, in fixed metal orthodontics, the doctor is in charge of adjusting the device. For this reason, in addition to the fact that the device constantly applies force to the teeth, it is also placed in its correct position.
Despite all the significant advantages of metal orthodontics, metal orthodontics has weaknesses or challenges in various cases. The orthodontic specialist and the patient choose this treatment method considering the disadvantages and problems that metal solid orthodontics may have. In most cases, the advantages of metal orthodontics win over its disadvantages, and finally the orthodontist and the patient decide to use metal orthodontics. Although most of these disadvantages can be solved by doing some simple solutions. In the following, we point out the disadvantages of metal orthodontics.