Brace yourself


  • Health
  • Sunday, 01 Jun 2003

REMEMBER when braces went hand in hand with pimples? Kids got them about the same awkward time?  

Well, today’s generation of orthodontia-destined youths more often gets braces while still getting money from the tooth fairy. And they’ll likely get those braces twice. The so-called “two-phase orthodontia”, which includes paediatric and adolescent phases, has replaced one-phase orthodontia in as many as 80% of cases, according to some estimates.  

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