The metal brackets have been the most used orthodontic system during many years, and the best known therefore. Traditionally, they have been related to children and adolescents, since they were the patients who used to use these types of treatments.

Nowadays the metallic devices are also used by adults due to their necesity to solve the problems of alignment and biting of the teeth.

How do metallic braces work?

The function of metal brackets is to move the teeth to the correct functional and aesthetic position.

That is, on the one hand they have to place the teeth so that the chewing process is appropriate and so that there are no teeth that stand between others and prevent the hygiene.

On the other hand, orthodontics also has an aesthetic function that is to make the smile more beautiful.

With the metal brackets the most of orthodontic problems can be treated:

• Close spaces between the teeth
• Treating crooked teeth due to accidents or birth
• Exited upper teeth
• Bad occlusion or bad bite

The main advantage of conventional metallic orthodontics is the price, since it is much cheaper than transparent braces or invisible orthodontics.