Braces?!?!?!

Question: what is the process of braces?

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Answers: what is the process of braces?

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An orthodontist glues tiny brackets to the front of the teeth and connects them with a wire, bent to the shape he wants the row of teeth to assume. Then he adjusts the wire every four to six weeks, as the teeth are slowly pulled into position. Your child might also have to wear rubber bands (connecting top teeth to lower teeth to add pinpoint pressure) or headgear, a metal brace that fits into slots in the brackets and wraps around the head, pulling the front teeth back. Once the braces come off, most kids will need to wear a retainer, a removable custom-made brace, to keep the teeth in place until the wisdom teeth have come in and the jaw has stopped growing, around age 18 or 19. Some may continue to wear it one day a week even as adults.

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