Traditional Braces
Braces in Salt Lake City
If you have an imperfect smile, don’t let it hold you back. Instead, seek orthodontic treatment with Amigos Dental Care in Salt Lake City, UT. Our talented orthodontics team offers traditional metal braces as a straightforward, affordable way to create a beautiful smile that can last a lifetime.
What are braces, and how do they work?
Are you ready to achieve a perfect smile? Metal braces are the traditional way of doing that! With this type of orthodontics, stainless steel brackets get fixed onto the teeth with specialized dental cement. Over time, the wires and tiny rubber bands work hard to gently guide teeth into the desired direction for a straighter, brighter grin.
The Traditional Braces Treatment Process
At Amigos Dental Care, our staff ensures patients feel warmly welcomed from the get-go! Our experienced orthodontic team is dedicated to creating your perfect smile with individualized attention throughout every step of your braces journey. From that initial consultation until proudly showing off your terrific new grin, high-quality, friendly service is all in a day’s work here at Amigo!
Before committing to traditional braces, our orthodontic team will look closer at your smile, discuss your health history, and listen to your goals.
Suppose you and your dentist decide that traditional braces are the most suitable treatment option. In that case, our staff will review treatment expectations and metal braces cost as well as take a moment to answer any questions you might have about this orthodontic treatment.
When it’s time to start traditional braces, our team will polish and prime your teeth before placing brackets with semi-permanent dental cement. When the brackets are placed in perfect position, our staff member will bond them directly to the tooth. Then, they will string the arch wires and tie tiny elastic bands to secure the traditional braces.
From time to time, you’ll need to come into our office for adjustments, where elastic bands are removed, replaced, and tightened so that the teeth can move into their desired alignment.
When treatment has concluded, our dental team member will remove the metal braces, wires, and rubber bands to expose a perfectly straight smile.
After any orthodontic treatment, we strongly suggest wearing a retainer. When braces are removed, the teeth tend to drift back to their original position, and retainers fight against their natural tendency and help maintain alignment.
Brace Yourself for a Better-Looking Smile
If you are considering metal braces for your child or yourself, contact our Salt Lake City orthodontics team by calling (385) 295-1601 or requesting an appointment online. Until your orthodontic consultation at Amigos Dental Care, feel free to review our most-asked questions regarding traditional braces:
- How much do braces cost?
Even though orthodontic treatment can yield results that last a lifetime, it is an investment that can cost several thousand dollars. Get a direct quote for orthodontic treatment at your in-person orthodontic appointment.
- Do braces hurt?
When applied, traditional braces do not hurt. But, orthodontic patients can expect some soreness or discomfort during treatment—which can typically be managed with over-the-counter pain medication.
