4 August 2020
Are Braces Necessary? The Atlantic recently published an article claiming that “Americans are Spending Billions on Unnecessary Dental Treatment”, and saying that orthodontic treatment is primarily cosmetic, and has almost no influence on dental health.
As a practicing dentist, I see many patients that are helped by orthodontic treatment, even if the value is primarily cosmetic. Beyond the cosmetic benefit of orthodontics, there are many dental and skeletal problems that orthodontist are able to treat in young patients that would require surgery later in life.
original article: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/braces-orthodontics-medical-benefits/614584/