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Braces and Oral
Hygiene: How
Hard Is It Really?
What are Braces?
races are a type of dental treatment
used to straighten and align teeth.
B They’re usually made up of small met-
al or ceramic brackets that are attached to
each tooth, connected by a thin wire, and
sometimes supported with elastic bands.
According to statistics,
In a study of 12- to
The wire gently applies pressure over time,
slowly moving the teeth into a better posi-
13-year-olds, about 19%
tion. People often get braces to correct crook- 25% to 50% of children
ed teeth, gaps, or bite problems (like over- require orthodontic
bites and underbites). Treatment usually lasts of students reported
treatment at some point
a couple of years, depending on how much wearing visible fixed
during their childhood.
movement is needed.
braces.
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