These braces are made of plastic or resin and usually have wire clips and springs to move specific teeth. In most cases, they are used to move upper teeth.A removable brace must be taken out to be cleaned, but it should be worn at all other times

Removable appliance are mostly used by children as an orthopaedic aid. However, there is still a lot of controversy about it effectiveness. In adult patients, removable appliances are used as a retention device after the orthodontic treatment or for some minor tooth movements.

Another removable appliance that has become very famous is the Invisalign system.

The Invisalign treatment consists of a series of snap-on, custom fit, removable mouth trays, or aligners, that apply a controlled amount of force to your teeth, forcing them to shift. The process begins with a computer-generated image of what your teeth will look like at each stage of treatment, right up until the end. Align Technologies, the company that manufactures Invisalign, then designs and sends to the orthodontist a series of trays to gradually achieve this result.

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