How are braces fitted on teeth?

Doctor's Answer

The first step is to establish that your teeth are healthy.

Because it is harder to put braces onto unhealthy teeth, any crown or implant.

Once the teeth are healthy we will clean them and then we will use a chemical agent to clean the teeth and treat the surface to allow the cement from the braces to glue onto the teeth. Then we harden it with a blue light.

Once it is on, it is very strong. Because it is cement, it is still subjected to deterioration over time and a very hard impact can still scrap it off.

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