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