benefits of braces
- A more attractive smile
- Improve self-esteem
- Allow easier oral hygiene resulting in fewer cavities and less gum disease
- Less fractures and better wear on teeth and dental work
- More attractive facial features
- Create room for growing or emerging adult teeth
- Reduce injuries to front teeth
- Fewer speech and swallowing problems
- Improve the prognosis and longevity of dental treatment
- Healthier jaw joint and facial muscles
- Improve esthetics in a non invasive manner as opposed to crowns and veneers
- Less expensive than crowns or veneers
- Does not need periodic retreatment like crowns or veneers
Early treatment in children has also these benefits:
- Can often avoid extraction of permanent teeth to create room
- Uses the growth phase of children to make braces faster
