Metal Fixed Appliances

Metal Fixed Appliances

These still remain the most popular type of brace and provide a very effective solution to the many orthodontic problems that exist. Relative to their predecessors, the metal fixed appliances are much smaller, thinner and easier to clean. The placement of these fixed appliances is simple, pain free and takes approximately 20 minutes per arch. The braces are usually adjusted every 6 weeks.

There is some discomfort in the days following the initial placement and the subsequent adjustment of these braces, however, most people do not need to take any pain relief. For the small proportion of people who do, it is effectively controlled by mild pain killers e.g. paracetamol or nurofen or whatever you would take for a mild headache. The duration of metal fixed appliances ranges from between 4 to 24 months depending on the complexity of the bite.