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Aside from the aesthetic reasons for straightening your teeth, having brace treatment can actually prove beneficial to your overall health. This is because improved oral health contributes to better overall physical health.
Let’s take a look at some of the reasons how teeth straightening can improve your health.
Braces are not just for children, adults can wear braces as well to correct their smile.
Adult orthodontics is not purely for aesthetic reasons, it is also necessary for correcting misaligned teeth which are more difficult to clean, making you more susceptible to tooth decay and gum disease as you get older.
Before we get into cleaning braces, let’s discuss what they actually are.
What are braces?
Brace treatment involves using appliances to straighten crooked, crowded or protruding teeth, close gaps between teeth and correct the bite. There are a variety of different orthodontic braces available, some of which are fixed, located on the outside or the inside of the teeth, and some that are removable.
