What Colors?

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#1 Post by **iBorg** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:49 pm

On Thursday I have my first official appointment. This will not be the first time I've been to my ortho since getting my uppers. I have had an appointment to trim a wire and get a bite plate due to my grinding, three to get brackets reattached and one to have a clip replaced. I can't say itâ€™s been smooth sailing but I'm still happy and excited about my progress. One advantage to having this number of unofficial appointments is my banding for my lowers got moved up a week with spacers installed while a bracket was being reattached. I may also get a new archwire or elastics during this appointment.

If I have the option of adding any color to my smile via ligatures or power chains any suggestions? When I started this I thought be reserved, you're a 48 year old male. Now I'm used to the idea of braces and want to have fun!

#2 Post by **lionfish** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 7:40 pm

I second meryaten's advice. I selected what I regarded as a fairly bold colour - something like the banner in KK's ticker - and it turned out something like this.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/ ... 080142.jpg

I'm quite happy with it, but I reckon if I'd chosen something paler, the colour would have disappeared completely.

Ugh...have just spotted some left over lunch between my teeth....

#3 Post by **bip** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:41 am

I started out with silver too in order to break myself in slowly. But it is boring! Go for Black!

#4 Post by **iBorg** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:59 am

I'll go either for Christmas or Purple if given the option. For all I know I could get wire ties and not have any options.

Mike

#5 Post by **HeadgearJoe** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:37 pm

I'VE allready broke out the christmas colors green uppers an red an green lowers . i go back the 21st i'll do the uppers in green an red then to , i'm a 49 year ole male an still haveing fun with braces to , my daughters an grandkids think it's great

#6 Post by **ChangingBraces** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:31 pm

I like purple the best! I've had hot pink as well,which is nice. Does maroon look like bleeding gums or does it look good? I'm interested in one but afraid of red colors looking like blood.

#7 Post by **ChangingBraces** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:46 pm

Oh that doesnt look bad. But the green does break it up too. Maybe I'll try maroon with another color & see how I like it.

#8 Post by **Kodius Champion** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:56 pm

I started out with silver too in order to break myself in slowly. But it is boring! Go for Black!

That's exactly what I did, and I'm really liking the black now. Looking back on the pics I took with the silver ligs? *insert Homer Simpson voice* Boooooooooooring.

#9 Post by **Higgy** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:59 pm

You guys make me wish I had the option of colors! Do the elestacis have colors as well as the ligatures? Or is it just plain jane? At least that way I could have fun while my jaw moves to the right spot!

#10 Post by **Delag** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:01 am

I can't tell you how dissapointed I was to walk out of my orthos office with In Ovation brackets (no colors). The family had even taken a vote and picked out my first three months of colors

I think I would go red for Christmas - IMO the red green combo would bug me on Jan. 5th. Red is nice, cheerful and Christmasy (Christmasie? Christmissy? is that a word?). I will just have to settle for hanging some tinsle and angles from my archwire

#11 Post by **iBorg** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:41 pm

Aw shucks I ended up with wire ties and no color. There's always next time.

Mike