Damon System

What are Damon System Braces?

Regular braces (metal braces, clear braces) require elastics to hold archwires in place. Elastics can act like bungee cords in certain situations and can cause friction and pressure, making treatment slower and less comfortable.  Damon System self-ligating braces (no elastic ties to hold the archwire in place) are smaller, more comfortable to the lips and cheek, and use a slide mechanism that eliminates the friction. Teeth move faster and require fewer adjustments, shorter appointment times, and shorter total treatment time.

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Damon System braces align teeth and enhance facial esthetics (expanded facial width, improved profile and a more youthful look) usually without extractions, and without rapid palate expanders, which can be uncomfortable and painful in patients older than 13 years.  We call this the BRACELIFT FACELIFT.

Can my family dentist do Damon Braces?

Your family general dentist may have taken some additional weekend training seminars to do orthodontics. General dentists are obliged to assume professional dental care for all of their patients. They know what they are adequately skilled to do. You can trust your general dentist to do what he or she does well and refer you to a specialist for work needed beyond his or her scope of training.

Orthodontists are dentists that complete at two to three additional years of very comprehensive full-time specialized university training. They handle the simplest, as well as the most complicated orthodontic problems, which most general dentists are typically not qualified to treat.  Unfortunately some COSMETIC DENTISTS remove so much tooth structure in an attempt to improve the appearance of the teeth that the trauma kills the teeth and root canal treatment is needed to save the dead teeth. This adds more cost. Orthodontic treatment can prevent this from happening and usually costs much less.

One of the great advantages of the Damon System is that Dr. Chapman can straighten teeth and improve the smile for many patients without removing (extracting) any teeth.