Brackets or eliners: consider the features of two systems

Healthy teeth and a smooth smile line is one of the basic conditions of an attractive appearance. If nature has not been rewarded with an ideal tooth row, this can be corrected with the help of modern technologies. Lately there has been a debate between specialists and patients. On one side of the scales they put braces, which are familiar and have already proved their effectiveness. On the second bowl - elainer. A relatively new technology, involving the wearing of transparent cap, which is also no less effective. Yet these options for correcting the bite and the location of the teeth are different. We will understand what the cardinal difference is and what solution will be optimal.

Principal differences between the two systems

The first thing you need to know about patients is information about the possibility of removing the elainers. Braces are worn once and until the end of treatment. They are worn during meals, sleep, hygienic procedures, etc. This imposes certain difficulties on the process. So, when wearing braces, you have to limit yourself to eating. You can not eat solid food (nuts, whole apples, drying, crackers), sticky foods like toffee, soft bread, chewing gum, and everything that contains dyes. Soda, chocolates, bars - this can be forgotten. Such food sticks in the system, does not clean out, breaks the balance and causes an increased risk of caries. Particularly hard elements can damage locks, which means you have to spend additional funds for restoration.

All these problems are handled if the patient chooses eliners. These transparent kapi are worn almost around the clock. However, exceptions are food and hygiene procedures. That is, the patient quietly eats what he likes, no food is hammered into the elements of the system. Oral care also occurs in the usual way. This is one of the arguments that are used by people who choose brackets or eliners. The latter are removed in necessary cases - and therefore with them there are fewer problems.

Elaine: high level of comfort

Another significant plus is that such products are barely noticeable on the teeth. From a short distance they can hardly be seen. Even the most modern braces do not give such an effect. You can also give an example of a system that is placed on the inside of the teeth. The smile line is clean and there are no signs of treatment. But is this option so good? Such solutions are often accompanied by minor injuries, the patient can rub the tongue, constantly experience discomfort. For the beauty you have to pay dearly. Against this background, the eliners look very profitable. They are absolutely safe and do not cause injury. Smooth, tight fitting, neat - such systems are ideal for both appearance and sensation of the patient.

Individual manufacture

The fact that the elainers are ideally suited to the teeth is the merit of digital technology. Carefully designed programs allow you to set the required dimensions without the slightest error. The production of structures is carried out according to American technologies at the tested enterprises. Individual approach allows to achieve the most qualitative correction of the problem. Elainers are also good because the patient will get used to them very quickly. Especially sensitive people will spend a few days on this, but usually one day is enough to completely forget about the presence of an additional element in the mouth.

Choosing between braces and elainers, patients who rely on efficiency, safety, aesthetics and comfort prefer the latter. No wonder this American development is so popular around the world.

The article was prepared with the participation of the International Orthodontic Center Invisalign.