Will braces interfere with playing musical instruments?

Braces and musical instruments generate many questions. Many patients at Haug Orthodontics are musicians. There have been a number of research studies related to orthodontics and musical instruments. Haug Orthodontics informs their instrument-playing patients that woodwind players may have slightly more difficulty than brass instrument players. Every musician seems to adapt very well to playing with braces after a week or two of practice. Some of them find that placing wax on the brackets is helpful during the initial adjustment period.