Tell us about the stages of installing braces on your teeth: is a one-time appointment and one or two days enough for the whole process, or does it take more time?

Hello! Unfortunately, it is impossible to put braces for 1 appointment. But in general, the entire preparation process can really be done in 2 weeks and 2-3 visits. It all depends on the condition of the teeth and the need for additional procedures: caries treatment, removal.

The required stages of preparation for braces are as follows:

1. Orthodontist consultation. On it, the doctor examines you, takes pictures, collects anamnesis, your wishes for treatment, offers preliminary solutions, gives a referral to a therapist (if there is caries).

2. Diagnostics includes X-ray images, taking impressions of your dentition, photo protocol. Consultation and diagnostics can be completed in one day.

3. Preparation of a treatment plan by the doctor. Only based on the results of the diagnosis, the doctor will be able to determine exactly which bracket system is right for you, how long the treatment will take. On average, it takes 1-2 weeks to prepare a treatment plan.

4. Preparing the oral cavity for the bracket system. During the preparation of the treatment plan, you need to consult a therapist to make sure that there are no caries and other dental lesions and to cure if something is wrong. When the oral cavity is sanitized, you need to go through a professional teeth cleaning. Braces are installed on clean teeth without plaque and tartar, so that there will be no complications and inconveniences during the treatment. Also, your orthodontist can refer you to a surgeon for dental extractions.

5. After the treatment plan is ready and agreed with you, you can install braces. Some clinics order braces for the patient from the manufacturer without having a stock of kits. Therefore, after agreeing to the treatment, you will need to make an advance payment and wait for the delivery of the braces to the clinic.

If you have chosen individual braces (for example, lingual Incognito or Vin) or aligners, then after prepayment they will be prepared specially for you in the laboratory. This can take anywhere from 2 weeks to 1 month.

What are the stages of installing braces:

• Initially, you come to a consultation with an orthodontist, where he conducts an examination, primary photometry, analyzes the dentition, assesses the state of the oral cavity for the presence of caries and its complications, gives an introductory consultation on orthodontic treatment, existing today treatment options, braces, their types, approximate treatment times and enrolls you in the second stage.
• The second stage is diagnostics and planning. At this stage, a complex of X-ray studies is performed, which include a computed tomogram, a telerengenogram in frontal and lateral projection, and a computed tomogram of the joints. If necessary, an orthopantomogram is performed. An orthodontist takes orthodontic impressions, which are used to make orthodontic models. After that, the collected materials are examined by a doctor, an individual calculation is made according to the mechanisms, processes and duration of treatment in accordance with the clinical case.
• The third stage is a discussion of your clinical case. The orthodontist will tell you which options will be most preferable for you, what additional installation procedures will be required, for example, orthodontic screws or other supports. Tells about the need for therapeutic treatment, about visiting a hygienist therapist while wearing braces and before installation.
• After choosing the option of braces and the method of treatment, you are scheduled for installation. Installation usually takes an hour and a half. Of these, the installation itself takes about an hour, and training in oral hygiene takes half an hour. The orthodontist tells you how to properly brush your teeth with equipment, what hygiene products you need to buy, how you will have to visit an orthodontist regularly.
• Next, you visit the orthodontist once a month during the activation period. The final step is to remove the braces. The wearing time is very individual.

First, consultation and pictures, then another visit-installation, then 5-25 days of discomfort, then a month after installation and then every month follow-up visits for modifications. Plus unscheduled, if replacement of elements is required. Enough 2-3 years.