How To Care For Incognito Braces

Self-Care For Incognito Lingual Braces

You may be the proud owner of a new set of lingual braces. These are metal braces that have been placed inside your teeth instead of on the outside. This provides aesthetic beauty as you can still retain your smile without anyone ever realizing that you are wearing braces.

Advantages Of Incognito Lingual Braces

1. The most important advantage of these braces is that they are hidden. You can have your teeth straightened out without the worry of having to wear braces that are visible. This is what most people opt for. The closest alternative is ceramic braces, but even though they are the same color as your teeth, they are still visible to some extent.

2. It is common for braces to become stained after a certain period of time, but with Incognito braces, even if this happens, you don't have to become self-conscious from walking around with discolored teeth, because the discoloration will not be visible.

Caring For Incognito Braces              

The type of care given to these braces is similar to how you would care for any other braces. Below are some tips you can use when cleaning your braces.

1. Brush your teeth twice a day, for at least three minutes. Make sure you tilt your toothbrush in order to access the spaces in between the braces. Also, it might be uncomfortable or weird to brush your teeth on the inside, but this is where your focus should be. Usually, lingual braces get stained easily because patients forget to focus on the inside of their teeth and instead focus more on the outside.

2. Make sure your toothbrush has soft bristles that can easily clean the area below the teeth. Hard brushes can easily bruise you, especially if you brush vigorously.

3. Invest in an oral irrigation device that will help you flush out debris that is stuck in hard to reach places. You will not always access to all the nooks and crannies in your mouth, especially with new braces, but an oral irrigation device can easily flush them out.

4. Floss in between your teeth, and in the spaces between your braces and your teeth. This may seem like a lot of work especially if you have numerous braces, but it is important to remove any food stuck there. If not, it will become a breeding ground for bacteria and plaque.

5. Rinse your mouth using a fluoride mouthwash as this will help strengthen your teeth.

6. Try not to touch your braces with your tongue too much as it can become irritated. This may be hard to do at first because of the novelty of wearing braces from the inside of your teeth, but you should consciously try to prevent your tongue from feeling them out.

7. It is important that you attend each of your scheduled dental appointments during which your braces will be adjusted and your orthodontist will perform professional cleaning.