Braces for Teens

Braces for teenagers

You will find the various treatment options for teenagers with braces below. Click on the option you are interested in for full details.

Metal brackets

Adult metal brackets – young woman with grey braces.

Clear braces – invisible braces

Ceramic braces for children and teenagers.

Clear aligners, Invisalign invisible braces

Invisible braces Vienna – Invisalign Vienna clear aligners, braces for adults and teenagers.

Why are braces so important for developing adolescents?

Crooked teeth or a jaw misalignment lead to overloading of individual regions.

ATTENTION: This can damage the teeth themselves or cause problems with the periodontium, jawbone, jaw joint and chewing muscles. Speech problems are also a common consequence.

The growth of the jaw can still be optimally influenced at this age. Excessive growth must be inhibited. Jaw growth that is too slow must be accelerated. These are important tasks of a good orthodontist.

Timely treatment can help with a variety of problems:

• You can prevent future orthodontic treatments.
• Psychosocial aspects and appearance are often reasons for not feeling well.
• Growth can be used perfectly for treatment during this time – facial skull growth, the change of teeth and the eruption of teeth.

The right time to start orthodontic treatment is particularly important.

What should be taken into account during orthodontic treatment (tooth straightening) of a misaligned tooth?

Timing is very important:

• The important main phase of treatment begins from the age of 11 or 12 – phase 2 begins after the end of the late mixed dentition or directly after the change of teeth.
• The growth peak is reached around the age of 11 or 12 for girls and around the age of 13 or 14 for boys. Starting treatment at this point makes sense and is beneficial.

Relevant for the right starting time:

• The chronological age
• Dental and skeletal age
• Skeletal development
• The type of misalignment (dysgnathia)

Unfavorable growth influences can of course further exacerbate the misalignment, complicate treatment and worsen the prognosis. Growth is essential for the optimal treatment of tooth misalignment such as lower jaw or upper jaw retention.

Braces in teenagers and the duration of treatment

Depending on the misalignment of the teeth, treatment with fixed braces takes an average of 18–24 months with brackets. In adults, the duration varies from case to case. All details will then be clarified in the free initial consultation.

Braces for teens – impressions

A few impressions of braces and clear aligner treatments for teenagers in our orthodontic practice.

Braces for teenagers, the process:

Here you will find the entire process in my orthodontics explained in detail.