Orthodontics - Parts of Braces by Moshiri Orthodontics St. Louis

More information on our website: http://www.smilesaintlouis.com - Bands are a ring of metal, which fit around the molars and sometimes premolars. The bands are selected from a range of sizes in order to find the tightest fitting band. The bands are sealed in position using dental cement that contains fluoride to prevent any decalcification during treatment.

Brackets
The brackets hold the archwire against each tooth. The archwire fits into a slot in the bracket. Brackets may be attached directly to each tooth or to a band.

Archwire
The main wired, or archwires, are shaped specifically to fit around the arch into the bracket slots. Teeth move from the pressure that is applied by the braces. That pressure comes from the archwire, which guides the direction of the movement.

Elastics
An elastic is the tiny rubber ring that ties the archwire into the bracket.

Hooks
Hooks are small attachments on the brackets used to attach elastics (rubber bands).

Coil Spring
The coil spring fits between brackets and over the archwire.

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[sozhini]

does it hurt when they're already putting the archwire?? or when does it hurt?

[IngoGarza]

@TheChibiLover97 Hi. Getting bracers now days aint to bad. The only thing i thought was kind of annoying was removing it...but that was like for 1 second... and then i was like "OMG I DONT HAVE BRACES ANYMORE"

Had braces for about 4 years. From the age of 15 til 19.

[TheFilipinoBoxer]

that would suck if all of that was on at one time

[TheChibiLover97]

does it hurt to get the wire set on??? on a scale of 1 to 10 does it hurt???

[jackjr90]

its hurts

[96SarahElizabeth]

my braces look a lot simpler, i don't have any ligature things, my brackets have gates that hold the wire in place, and all the needed hooks are attached to some of the brackets

fyi, the molar bands are quite hard to swallow ;) mine fell off my tooth when i was getting my molds and it fell to the back of my mouth

[pmnkosi]

@Vicberber Mainly used to open spaces, push teeth back and to close spaces

[Vicberber]

can someone explain what the coil springs are suppose to do? i have two on the bottom one on top...

[TheLaxgirl51]

I just got spaces and they font hurt a bit!

[980696]

@Cheesetasetsgood that dude would be in so much fucking pain