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The marketing machine behind the Damon system likes to boast that it is faster than any other system. But those claims don't hold water. Self-ligating bracket system (and Damon is far from being the only such system) might be able to trim a month or too off a typical 18 - 24 months estimated treatment time, but they can't work miracles. And, as I mentioned, this is not unique to Damon - the same advantages hold for other SL systems.
As to less pain, this is entirely unsubstantiated. Speaking for myself (and I had one arch treated with an SL system, the other with traditionally tied brackets) I could detect no difference - and that makes sense, since all of these systems rely on the same sorts of archwires, powerchains, springs and so forth. And, again, even if there were a reason to feel that a SL system made for a less painful time in braces, the fact is that Damon is far from being the only such system.
Also, these systems tend to be more pricey than traditionally ligated systems, so what you gain in trimming a couple of months off the timeline, is often consumed in the higher cost of the brackets themselves.
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