Adult High-tech Braces, the Latest Weapon in the Anti-aging Arsenal

Breakthrough System Creates Healthy Smiles that Give Adults a Youthful Lift

(ARA) - With the graying of the "baby boom" generation, the quest to look younger has become more urgent and widespread than ever before. Faced with a wide range of cosmetic choices -- including invasive procedures like facelifts and lip augmentations -- a growing number of adults are investing in high-tech braces as their new anti-aging weapon. In particular, the breakthrough Damon System can provide adults with dramatic facial results and a more comfortable experience than with braces that existed when they were kids.

"I can see how a full smile has made a dramatic change in my whole face," says Tammy Bell-Maring, a patient who began treatment using the Damon System at age 41. Unlike more traditional braces, which use metal or elastic ligatures to hold archwires in place, the Damon System combines patented self-ligating brackets, technologically advanced shape memory wire and a treatment concept to gently and quickly move teeth to their desired positions. The gentle pressure virtually eliminates the need to remove permanent teeth to make space, and patients are rarely required to wear headgear or use rapid palatal expanders.

Prior to treatment, Bell-Maring noticed her smile was changing, which made her look older. She entered treatment to correct overcrowding and her bite -- and found the results went beyond straight teeth. Her face was transformed with a broader smile, fuller lips and better proportioned nose for a more youthful profile.

"I felt this system was the best, most healthy method available to change the areas of my face affected by age," adds Bell-Maring. "After treatment, there was more than a physical difference in my face. Something inside me changed and I'm now able to walk into a room and present myself differently because I know I look good."

The Damon System is the fastest-growing braces system on the market today and has special appeal for adults who yearn for a more youthful appearance. The Bracelift produces a full smile and strengthens mid-face support, which can counteract the visible signs of aging by reducing smile wrinkles, creating fuller lips and providing a more youthful profile for many adults. Many patients begin to see these dramatic results in as little as 10 weeks.

In addition to its unprecedented results, the Damon System offers shorter treatment time, a more comfortable experience and a discreet look. Treatment is typically six months faster than with other technologies, with up to seven fewer office visits, which makes the system convenient for busy schedules.

According to the American Association of Orthodontists, one in five orthodontic patients in the United States are adults. "This trend is prompting many doctors to employ new technologies and techniques like the Damon System that not only straighten teeth, but can help their patients look much younger," says Dr. Dwight Damon, inventor of the Damon System and Bell-Maring's orthodontist in Spokane, Wash.

"As I travel across the country meeting with doctors using this new technology, I hear how excited they are to be producing beautiful, long-lasting smiles for their adult patients, even those with extreme cases that in the past might have required tooth extractions or surgery," he adds.

Today, it's not surprising to see adults treated in their 60s and 70s look years younger. Tammy's face improved because she was treated without tooth removal, which resulted in a more youthful profile and fuller upper lip.

Transforming more than 2 million patients worldwide, orthrodontists continue to adopt the new system throughout the country and all over the world. To find a local orthodontist, please visit www.damonbraces.com.

Courtesy of ARAcontent