New here with a question :)

[TigerLily]

I only have my lowers on so far & they are ceramic (as my uppers will be)


People dont realise I have braces, the odd person did when I had a metal coiled spring at the front but since it came off nobody has noticed my braces, I have asked the odd person but until I pointed it out they didn't see.

Due to the way my teeth are, when I look in the mirror one of me molars in metal is visible & it really stands out a lot more than my ceramics.

I have not had any bracket related discomfort, I have only used wax a handful of times since I got braced & they were all connected to the coiled spring.

I have wire ties as my ortho only gave me that option due to her views on lig staining. However now my coil spring is off & two teeth that were not on the wire before, due to poistioning one has had to have a lig on it. I dont know if it's clear or White or pearl but it blends in. I think that tooth looks more subtle than the others. But I dont know how it will look when stained. Though saying that I have had tons of black tea and a curry the other night and it hasn't stained so far...fingers crossed!

[Miss Smiley]

I have upper and lower ceramics, my ortho offered me ceramic or metal. I said ceramic and that meant both top and bottom after I was braced. He didn't give a choice of metal lowers with ceramic uppers.

I like my brackets becuse sometimes people still don't notice that I have braces. Some will say "Oh, you're wearing your retainers" or "You got your braces off!" when in fact, I just had an adjustment and had the ligs changed.

[karylarizona]

I have ceramic on top and metal on the bottom. I found ceramic to be VERY SHARP, like tacks thrown in my mouth. It might depend on the bite more than anything.....the rubbing on the inside of the mouth due to the positioning of the teeth. So, lots of wax for me.
Good luck.