The Fastbraces^® Difference

Why Are Teeth Crooked?

To understand how teeth are straightened with Fastbraces^® Technology, you must first understand why teeth are crooked. Teeth are crooked because they come in the mouth tilted, sideways and not upright in the position they need to be straight. This means that the root of a crooked tooth is not straight (upright) as it should be if the tooth erupts crooked. The triangular braces used in the Fastbraces^® system aim to upright the root of the tooth from the beginning of the treatment. If the root is upright, then the tooth becomes straight.

In order to do this, a big enough square wire is needed to be inserted in the braces in order to torque and upright the root. The conventional braces are typically square in shape and don't provide for enough room between them (figure 1). If the square braces are replaced with triangular ones, the distance between the braces doubles (figure 2). By doubling the distance, the flexibility of the square wire increases eight times (2³ = 8) Therefore, with Fastbraces^® Technology, doctors providers are able to engage a square wire comfortably and easily between the braces in order to upright the root from the beginning of the treatment and complete treatment in about a year or as little as 3 months in some cases. (figure 3)

Ion-Implantation: Effect on Frictional Resistance to Movement, Master's Thesis by Micheal Robert Laferla, University of Southern California, 1996

Teeth Move Easily

The university research showed the lowest friction with Fastbraces^® patented braces system.

Fastbraces^® brackets having significantly the lowest mean frictional forces by 87% when compared to all other brackets in the study.

The Study of Orthodonic pain symptoms, PHD Thesis by Dr. M. Dalili, DDS, MSC Orthodontic Division Institute of Oral and Dental Diseases University of Kuopio, Finland, 1998

Lower Sensitivity

Research has shown "lower sensitivity" and greater "pain reduction" with Fastbraces^®, "a clear-cut reduction in sliding friction" and "the lowest mean frictional forces" compared to the traditional braces tested.

[This] indicates greater pain reduction in the Fastbraces^® systems, with fitting front and back teeth together being at a statistically significant level.

A Radiographic Comparison of Apical Root Resorption After Orthodonic Treatment with Three Different Fixed Applicance Techniques, Master's Thesis, Jasnson, G; Canto, G.L.; Freitas, M.R.; Henriques, J.F.C.; Pinzan, A.;Bauru Dental School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Othopedics, USA, September Issue, 2000

Teeth are safe

Research has shown that the longer patients wear braces, the more root resorption (tooth root shortening) they have (American Journal of Orthodontics). University research in the same journal showed that Fastbraces^® presented "even less root resorption" than the traditional systems tested. This could be due to the fact that it moves the whole tooth in one stage, and therefore patients don't stay in braces a long time.

There is less risk of root resorption with less time in braces.