ProviderBraces for Teens' Unique Needs
While most teenagers are excited about their eventual straighter smile, many dread what their friends might think about the way their braces look.
To help address these concerns, we can offer teens who are worried about aesthetics lower-profile, streamlined options like translucent braces and LightForce™ braces.
Some teens, however, are ready to fully embrace the look of braces, and even look forward to the quirky element braces can add to their personal style. For those teens, we offer traditional metal braces with coloured elastics that can be swapped out at any time.
However your teen feels about getting braces, we're here to help get them through it with sound advice, moral support, and a smile.
Orthodontic Treatment for Teens
Orthodontic treatment between the ages of 12 and 18 is designed to guide the healthy development of teens' smiles. Braces or clear aligners may be part of your teen's orthodontic treatment at Clayton Orthodontics.
Learn More About Orthodontics for TeensThe Benefits of Braces for Teenagers
With the availability of clear aligners, you may wonder why we still often recommend braces for teens. Here are a few reasons that, for some teens, braces are the ideal option.
Versatility & Efficacy
Orthodontic braces straighten teeth using a combination of brackets, elastic bands, and wires to apply pressure to teeth, gently pulling them into the proper positions. They have been used by orthodontists for decades for a reason: they work.
When it comes to complex orthodontic cases, braces can apply more force to move teeth more quickly than clear aligners can. This means if your teen has a more advanced misalignment and they want to get through treatment as quickly as possible, braces may be the way to go.
Compliance With Treatment
Teenagers get busy. They get distracted, and sometimes they can be a bit irresponsible. For some teens, this makes it difficult to stay compliant with treatment with removable clear aligners.
Braces are fixed to the teeth and cannot be removed, so they can't get lost. And their durability makes them difficult to damage – both advantages for teenagers with a lot going on!
Aesthetics
Traditional metal and translucent braces aren't as discreet as clear aligners, but they can be a fun part of a teen's style. Coloured elastics can be added and changed out during treatment, meaning your teen can choose colours based on their personal aesthetic, the seasons, or even their favourite sports teams!
And if coloured braces aren't their style, we offer more subtle traditional braces options like translucent and LightForce braces that should be significantly less noticeable than metal ones.
Braces Treatment at Clayton Orthodontics
We offer traditional metal braces, translucent braces, and LightForce braces for teens.
Translucent braces use tooth-coloured ceramic brackets designed to blend in with your teen's smile and be less noticeable.
LightForce braces use 3D-printing technology to fit the unique contour of each of your teens teeth individually. Because they are 3D printed, these clear braces are able to fit snuggly and can even treat misalignments faster.