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Meryaten, it stained that bad? I want to try colors but I am so scared!! Seeing all these posts with different ligcolors really make me want to be brave and tell my ortho to put color but I am scared I will look even younger!! lol
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Ceramic top braces: January 9th, 2006
Metal bottom braces: May 1st, 2006
That looks pretty cool Dulcinea! Would love to see the green ligs for Saint Patricks!
~Hannah
Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05
Last Adjustment was 2/1/06 where they bonded a bracket to my cuspid, which was impacted!!!! OUCH!
Next Adjustment: February 28, 2006
I don't have the nerve to try colors.......YET! Sticking with the boring clear on Ceramics [tops] and grey on metal [bottoms]. Since I have another year to go, I'll probably be daring and try colors.....eventually! hahaha
sorry this is so dark...still experimenting with camera.
~Lyn
16 months in BRACES!
Ceramic Braces on top 7/3/05
Metal Braces on bottom 10/25/05
OFF 11/8/06 - Now in Essix Retainers 24/7
I have silver on my lower teeth, boring I know but I really like them On the top ceramics I have wire ties. I love, love, love them. I can't really do colors because they want wire ties on the springs I have so they will only do colors on some of the teeth and it messes up the look
I've got the wire ends pushed back now so they don't show any more like they do in this picture.
Got light green today for St. Patrick's Day. Not too bad...but if your teeth have staining (such as mine do...) it does make them look a little dingy...
Spacers: 1/26/05; 2/6/06; 3/15/06; 4/24/06
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom
Here are my metallic emeralds I got for St. Pats yesterday! And some new 'spiffy' coil springs to add that little bit of bling. I had copper the first month, then silver, and I wanted something different this time. Y'all be good now!!
can't really do colors because they want wire ties on the springs
My ortho told me they could put colors over top of the wire ties.
My ortho's office is very stingy with the color ligs. They don't even put them on the side and back teeth. They will just put them on the front six-eight and that's all. I didn't specifically ask them to put colors over the wire ties and they might do it but they wouldn't like it.
I just had an adjustment today and my ortho did a wire tie on one of my teeth, but the assistant easily fitted a lig around that tooth. You can't even tell I have a wire tie. I'm sure if you requested them they could give them to you as well.
I spared you all a pic of that though
On the top ceramics I have wire ties. I love, love, love them. I can't really do colors because they want wire ties on the springs I have so they will only do colors on some of the teeth and it messes up the look 
I didn't specifically ask them to put colors over the wire ties and they might do it but they wouldn't like it. 
