Damon System

[Deborah]

I just got my Damon braces three days ago - the cost wasn't as bad as I thought it would be -$5,940.00. A little sore but not too bad. I can already see a difference. No regrets - just hope the time is shorter like they say it will be.

[Sunny]

Great your treatment has started Deborah!

There's no proof that using a particular brand of brackets will make treatment go any faster, but there are ways you can help. These include doing everything your ortho asks you to do. Making sure your oral hygiene is A1 and taking great care of your gums.

Good luck!

[smilez4me]

Congrats on the Damons Deborah. Pretty soon you will forget you have them in there all together.



There is a reason that its claimed to move the teeth quicker and its NOT because of the brand or advertising. I have been patiently waiting to see if anyone mentions the reason they say this other then its unfounded.

[Zoso]

Ormco, the manufacturers of Damon brackets, claim that they move the teeth faster because they are self-ligating, and this reduces friction compared to brackets that are tied using elastomerics (ligatures). However, even with this component of friction reduced, there is still significant friction where the archwire "binds" against the edge of the slot, at either side of the bracket, so this argument doesn't hold as much water as Prmco would have us believe. But even if you accept that the reduction in friction that is possible allows teeth to move significantly faster, this doesn't change the fact that Damons are far from being the only self-ligating bracket system that is available today, and not even the only passive self-ligating system.

[smilez4me]

I actually got them for an entirely different reason and am so glad I did! I mean the entire self litigating really didnt make a difference to me. Im not even going to go into why I chose them (rather my ortho who I trust dearly) I just think its time for people to stop putting down the damon brackets exspecially when someone posted that they just got theirs put on. Its not appropriate in my opinion.
Its not just the wires or brackets and teeth moving.. its also HOW your teeth move.

[Zoso]

Nobody's putting down Damon brackets. We are merely correcting the popular misconceptions that we often see repeated here that they work faster than other brands, are more comfortable than other brands, and can achieve results not possible with other brands. None of these is demonstrably true, and some of these are demonstrably false. It does the community here no help or favour if we perpetuate the false myth of Damon's superiority over all other brands. At the end of the day what matters is the skill of the orthodontist, not the bracket system he chooses to use.

(I wish people could comprehend the vast difference between on the one hand saying, "a is no better than b, c, or d" and on the other hand saying, "a is rubbish don't use it.")

[smilez4me]

All Im pointing out is this... if you one wants to correct the "myth" then do it in a seperate post. NOT In one where the person JUST got them put on. If she hopes it moves her teeth quicker like the claims.. then let it be and be there if they shouldnt move quick and she is frustrated. EVERY mouth is different. Im not saying that they are superior but I am saying that I see so much negative pointed out about them... really every bracket has a negative side. My friend and I both got braces at the same time.. her ortho went with reg and I went with damon. We have compared notes and sometimes Im like "THANK GOD I didnt get those" and she is thinking the same time about mine at times. I hardly feel that when an ortho says you will be in your damons for 18 plus months they are claiming it will move your teeth faster. I surely know mine didnt say that.
So if she was posting about THINKING of getting them... I understand the myth busting pointed out for the better of the community. I also dont believe it does any good to point that out when she already HAS them on.

Seriously its crazy and thats why I dont post about mine as I KNOW people dont really care to hear the postive experience yet they would rather just bust a myth. really... people should be able to hear positive experiences as well without that being questioned. WE ALL KNOW MANY FEEL DAMNON IS ADVERTISED AND HAS FALSE CLAIMS. Its all OVER the board. Now Im asking to let those who have the damons on... post and experence them without ALWAYS being reminded of this.
ok. done

[Sunny]

Smilez I understand what you're saying, and mostly you'll find that people on forums such as this, love to hear the positive stuff about how ortho treatment is going. What we don't like ... or want, is people writing that one brand or another can do this or that. Sadly there is bad advertising out there, that makes these claims and it does affect how people feel towards some brands. It's good that people are researching more, but the negative of this, is that some people think, if an ortho isn't using the brand that writes it can move teeth faster, without the need for this or that, more comfortable etc, then that ortho isn't a good one ... when this is most likely inaccurate.

One of the ortho's I work for went overseas and trained in the use of the the so called main supplier of SL brackets. He decided to include them in his practice, but after a few years stopped, due to the results not stacking with the claims. During this time he found the brackets were mostly ok, although he had to return quite a few due to the doors breaking off, plus due to them being slightly smaller in footprint and higher off the tooth, this did make them slightly more uncomfortable, plus the doors held bacteria, that cannot attach to ligatures ... plus a few more things. So he made the decision to stop using this brand. We have discussed using SL brackets again, but they would need to be of superior quality to the brand that still makes most of the claims of being the best.

The best type of bracket for our teeth, is the one used by the best ortho for us. The person we feel most comfortable with.

Please write about what your experiences, as you'll notice most of us do, without mentioning what type of brackets we have. Ortho experiences have many things in common, and the type of bracket is not affected by this.

I hope your treatment continues to go well!

[derek954]

Hello im new to this forum, i dont know how to start a new thread but my question is has any body used damon braces in correction of a class lll underbite? Can elastics be used with damon braces?

[Sunny]

Hi and welcome Derek!

To start a new thread, click on New Thread when you first go to a forum, it's in a box on the left. Your question would be suitable for a new thread, as it's not connected to bracket type, but bite type.

With regard to your questions about the damon bracket, apart from them being sl, it mostly operates the same as all other sl and ligating brackets. It can be used in the correction of a class III dental underbite ... the same as all brackets can, and elastics can be used with all types of brackets.

The important question you need to have answered, is if your class III is dental or skeletal? Dental means it can be corrected with braces and skeletal needs surgery for a stable result.

Good luck with your class III!