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Half of teens wearing braces for nothing

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Because standards of beauty imposed by the film industry and glossy magazines, girls in half times more likely boys wear braces to correct the shape of their teeth. These are the results of a study conducted by American sociologists among children 8-11 years. In twice as many adolescent girls are dissatisfied with the shape of their teeth (compared with boys) and ready to wear braces to subsequently look beautiful. While 56% of girls and 47% boys, have dared to wear braces, there is no need to correct the bite on medical and aesthetic indications. Similar data were received and German sociologists: according to the results of their research, braces are 38% of girls and 30% of boys aged 11 to 14 years. According to statistics, which lead orthodontist, about the same number of children of both sexes need braces for occlusion . Such love to braces - a consequence of rigid standards of beauty imposed by glossy magazines and fashion films, sociologists say. As explained by the ...

Metal Braces: Best Form Of Orthodontic braces Of All Times

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The term braces does not really bring a smile to our face. This is because you know that it is your very smile that is going to be affected by braces. Braces the term has somehow become a generalized term for metal braces. They are shunned, disliked by all but they are still preferred as the best form of braces. Metal braces have indeed travelled a long way and with every passing age the complications in its mechanism became simpler. The first braces were used in the 1950s when the use of stainless steel was introduces. The bonding of the metal brackets directly with the teeth was started from the 1980s and today metal braces are quite comfortable to use. But there are still certain advantages due to which metal braces are still very popular almost after fifty years of its invention and use. Advantages Of Metal braces The best part of metal braces is that they are still now very cost effective. In comparison to Invisalign which costs around $3000 to $9000 these braces are one ti...