In order to normalize your dentoalveolar problems, you need to walk with brackets from one to three years.
The term, of course, rather big, during which you may need to undergo some other treatment or examination.
The patient has questions:
Is it possible to do MRI with braces, or can it be better to remove the orthodontic system?
Or is it better to look for another, alternative solution?
MRI and braces - are they compatible?
Specialists do not have unequivocal answers to these questions and it is not yet clear whether it is possible to do MRI with dento-maxillary pathology.
It is known that MRI is a study of the human body using a magnetic field.
Many doctors do not know how to behave when the metal is fixed( braces) when it is exposed to magnetic waves.
There is an opinion that during an MRI session, an orthodontic system composed mainly of metal parts can become very hot, which can cause unpleasant pain in the patient, and sometimes even cause burns on the gums. In addition, there is an opinion that a patient with braces may feel as if his jaw were gradually being pulled out. Taking into account all these facts, the doctors came to the conclusion that before the MRI sessions it is best to remove the orthodontic system.
However, there is an opposite view that braces can not be a contraindication for the implementation of MRI sessions, that this is okay, and a person with an orthodontic system will not be able to feel anything. And consequently, it is not necessary to remove brackets.
Nevertheless, there is another opinion of doctors, different from the previous ones. It consists that all sensations of the patient during sessions MRI, will depend on a choice of that material from which the orthodox construction is made. For example, steel braces are a prohibition for MRI, but titanium models do not have any contraindications, since they are made of non-magnetic material.
The only absolute contraindications for MRI is the presence of an implanted defibrillator or an artificial pacemaker in the patient.
The risk is the possible displacement, overheating or failure of the implant. The majority of implants are made from non-magnetic materials, however, in order to be completely sure of a successful MRI session, a positive conclusion about testing the implant for compatibility with a tomograph should be attached to the instruction.
The conclusion is simple and unambiguous: in any situation, before the MRI, doctors should be informed that you have braces installed, and they already have to make the final decision to remove the "non-removable design."