The Damon System is a whole new way of treating patients. Conventional treatment often requires removal of healthy teeth and/or the use of palatal expanders to make space. This approach is often uncomfortable, takes longer, and can leave a narrower arch and a flat profile. Damon smiles are full, natural 10-tooth smiles achieved with light biologically-sensible forces, and are specifically designed to improve the overall facial result of each patient.

Braces are the beginning, but the system makes the smile.
Certified Damon System doctors combine three key components, which when used together, deliver faster treatment, fewer appointments, greater comfort, and consistent high-quality results:

1. Damon passive self-ligating braces that eliminate the need for elastic or metal "ties". With Damon tie-less braces you can experience treatment without tightening.
2. Light high-technology shape-memory wires that move teeth faster and require fewer adjustments.
3. A new clinically proven treatment approach that aligns your teeth and enhances your facial aesthetics - usually without extractions or rapid palatal expanders.

An ordinary metal bracket has to be "tied in" or secured to the arch wire with elastic bands or small stainless steel wires. The Damon bracket is self-ligating, meaning it has a built in "sliding door" that secures the bracket to the wire.

The impact of this difference is that instead of using elastic bands that grab the wire like a "parking break", the self-ligating bracket allows the wire to slide through the braces freely. This translates into less pressure, more comfort and faster treatment.

Another great benefit is that since the Damon brackets work more efficiently, they require fewer adjustments and fewer office visits than the ordinary metal bracket.