Healthy teeth also serve "to appear". Not only to chew well and then stay healthy. "Social teeth ," say the Americans and orthodontics , traditionally reserved for children, has expanded so like wildfire among adults. For 1 to 3, the statistics say , especially between 30 and 40 years, more women than men , especially managers and freelancers . A beautiful smile , you know, depends on the shape , the color, the alignment of the teeth, makes you feel safer, easier relationships with others. And for those who do not want to play " cards on the table " with bracket (fits) and metal thread visible from the U.S. have arrived already a bit ' devices with masks "invisible" and recently, from Germany , and a revised formula correct " lingual " ( the underwires are stuck inside the teeth ) in vogue for actors and celebrities in the late '80s . Methods that cost about twice the conventional solutions : from 4-6 thousand euro per year and up.

"In order to bring a smile serves a good visit , the devices are not the panacea, should be adapted to the anomalies of the patient according to a therapeutic program . 's The orthodontist decides that , you can not do everything with everything , masks can solve certain things , others do not , "says an orthodontist in Florence. " If there are problems maxillary need to go back to the cause, assess the functional consequences and is generally used orthognathic surgery ( repositioning of the maxilla ) . 's Not a walk ... but today the interventions are less invasive ."

And the tooth movement , perhaps with extractions ? "Today you do them even at 50 years old, but already the 18 year old not treated early for crossbite , open bite , third class , with orthodontics can not do anything , you have to go to the maxillofacial surgeon ."
" In adults , except for those who have large changes , the fixed therapy is still the best , it gives more guarantees of results. There are now self-ligating brackets , ceramic white , rolled gold . Several cases are resolved today with masks resin transparent Invisalign . No need for orthopedics ( ie to fix skeletal malformations ) but for orthodontics ( tooth alignment ) . " On the computer you study the defect and assessing the move to correct it , then masks are prepared by sequential change every 4-6 weeks for 15-18 months.

The "lingual" (from 15/17 years of age) is more challenging for the patient and for the dentist : the attacks are stuck on the face of the teeth facing the tongue, need more time to correct the defect and is not suitable for all cases. Can cause irritation to the language , pronunciation problems and cleaning but specialists ensure that after 3 weeks you get used to . Especially now with lingual brackets " Incognito " who seem more comfortable, designed on a computer , are based on the entire inner surface of the tooth and protrude less into the oral cavity . But how do you figure out the best solution ?

" Orthodontics is not an exact science, it is a philosophy and there are more opinions ... "