Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 11

Advances in Bracket System: The Newer and Aesthetic Approach: A Review Article

1Post-graduate Trainee, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

3Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha O Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Online published on 27 March, 2020.

Abstract

Aesthetic brackets gained admiration due to growing requirement for improved aesthetics throughout fixed mechanotherapy. The bracket systems have modernized from pin and tube to lingual, self-ligating and invisible aligner system. The new advances in Orthodontic brackets have contributed in making the treatment a pleasant experience for the patient by boosting their confidence and have also reduced the chair side time for the clinician. This article discusses the recent advances in the Orthodontic bracket systems.

Keywords

Aesthetic brackets, Advances in brackets, Lingual, Self-ligating, Ceramic, Invisalign