APA Guidelines for Practitioners. 1  Professional Practice Guidelines for Occupationally Mandated Psychological Evaluations. 2  Professional Practice Guidelines for Integrating the Role of Work and Career Into Psychological Practice. 3  Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (PDF, 617KB)
It depends on your treatment, but the average adult has braces for 18 months to 3 years. It usually costs between $5,000 and $6,000. Other braces: If having a metal smile bothers you, ceramic braces are another option. The brackets are the color of your teeth, which makes them harder to see.
When to wear your brace. Know how to apply your brace before leaving the hospital. Wear your brace all the time, unless otherwise instructed by the surgeon, until your spine has healed or fused, which may be as short as 6 weeks or as long as 4 to 6 months. Remove the brace only to sleep.