Since adults have reached a full growth of teeth, dental correction for them will be more difficult to conduct and demand a longer period of time for completion. Many of them may share a concern whether or not it’s worth it to seek braces. Actually, you don’t have to be so nervous and worried about orthodontics. To date, orthodontics has received ever-increasing popularity as people focus more on aesthetics. Age is not the problem. People who seek braces after age thirty are everywhere.

    According to orthodontists from AKJ Dental Hospital, taking an orthodontic treatment can be viewed as a long-term investment on yourself. Though you have to insist on wearing braces for one or two years, you will gain a set of straight teeth and enjoy a more beautiful smile for the rest of your life. So the efforts will be totally worth it. Straight teeth will boost your confidence in both life and work. The realignment of teeth may well bring improvement on your facial profile. Besides, it would be all the easier to maintain good oral hygiene and perform mastication, keeping you away from various dental troubles.

    That it would be harder to move adults’ teeth is true, but it doesn’t matter. As long as you’ve got a properly designed treatment plan and well cooperated with your orthodontist, the difficulty will be overcome at last. From a variety of clinical cases, it will take about two years to realign teeth for adults.

    Some may worry that extraction will be required or the procedure will be painful. There is absolutely no need to worry about this. Whether extraction is needed or not depends on your dental condition. As for pain, it’s inevitable, but also endurable. And dentists will do their best to ease your discomfort during the procedure. 

    Some even concern that teeth experiencing orthodontics are prone to loss in old age. Actually, tooth loss mostly is caused by periodontitis instead of orthodontic treatment. On contrary, it would be easier to maintain oral hygiene and conduct dental care after straightening teeth, reducing the chance of suffering periodontal diseases. 

    When it comes to the price, it varies widely depending on the complexity of your case and the material of braces. There are various options available now. Ceramic brackets or self-ligating braces are quite affordable, generally costing about twenty to thirty thousand yuan. If you attach more importance to aesthetics, then you can seek invisible or lingual braces, which are set to be more expensive. However, payment by instalments can be arranged, in the hope of easing the financial burden on patients. Relevant article: How to prevent orthodontic relapse?

    In brief, if you’re in need of braces, you’d better seek a consultation and get a customized treatment plan. It’s important that you have the dental work done by a professional, for the sake of a successful result. 

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