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Ps thank you for the advice.

Hi everyone, just to let you know, you were right it was the elastics that have stained and my dentist will swap them out at my next adjustment. Relief! X

Thanks guys - it sounds ridiculous to say I don't know if my braces are self-ligating or not! I am pretty sure they're self ligating and yes I guess it could be staining of the bonding which holds the brackets to the teeth. I've tried bicarb of soda and think it is helping. Will investigate the rins...

Would really appreciate advice on this. I got ceramic braces (and I think they are self-ligating) a week ago. All has been fine until today I had a soup which I think might have contained turmeric. The brackets are now bright yellow, and I can't get rid of the colour. I brushed straight away after e...