Nervous to schedule with an orthodontist? Read below for fun facts to ease your mind!
The field of orthodontics has a very rich history, read below for a few fun facts!
Some of the wires used for braces were created by NASA to be used in the space program. When used for braces, the patient’s body temperature causes them to maintain shape.
Crooked teeth have been around since the beginning of humankind. But the desire to straighten teeth can be traced back to Egyptian, Roman, and Greek societies by wrapping metal bands around their teeth.
Orthodontists have about 3700 hours of training after dental school and are an elite 5-6% of dental professionals.
The word orthodontics is translated as straight teeth in Greek.
There are currently about 4 million patients undergoing orthodontic treatment in the U.S. right now.
Braces were invented over 300 years ago.
Teeth can move because bone breaks down and rebuilds.
info sourced from healthysmileiq.com
