Should I get coloured bands?

[Ieatswegers]

Hi I'm 33 and have had my ceramic braces for 13 months. I have always had clear bands (ligatures and power chains). I only have about 3 adjustments left and have been thinking about having coloured bands for the last few months.

I work in a professional environment and I am a bit unsure about having coloured bands especially as I deal with the public as part of my job.

Any advice/thoughts? TIA

[samoorelaw]

I deal with the public a lot, too (lawyer) and I have color bands.' No one notices or cares. Go for it.

[JohnsonSon]

Try hot pink. I couldn't even see it when I had it. Was my go to for the last 6 months or so.

My very last time I did the rainbow. It was ridiculous and stood out so much, but it was just for a few weeks.

[hn713]

I am a huge coffee drinker and just got braces with clear ligatures. After my first month in braces let's just say I won't be getting clear ones again! I'm 27 years old and feel like a teenager in braces but nobody at work really seems to care.

[metalliKa]

I haven't been that adventurous. I did sport pink ligs in support of cancer in October. I may go red and green for Christmas when I go in for my next adjustment in about a week.

[Ieatswegers]

Hi I think I will get coloured bands for my last adjustment. Choosing will be the hard part.

Thanks

[teeebeee]

Given my time again, I would have every lairy colour under the sun! Someone had a beautiful blue, once with the silver wires. I though it looked so pretty!

Go for it!

T xx

[diamant]

I got my braces 2.5 weeks ago, ceramic on top and metal on bottom. My ceramics are self-ligating so no ligs needed, but I went with boring gray on the bottom because I didn't want to draw a ton of attention to myself. A couple of days later, I regretted not going with something colorful and fun! I still have quite awhile until my first adjustment, but I'm already trying to decide what color I'll go with next time!

[NeilH]

Definitely have a go with some colour, you will regret it if you don't and you can always go back in and say it's been an awful mistake if you don't like it.

[musicbrace]

Hello there!

Personally, I was never too adventurous with colors. I work in a professional setting as well, and did not want to draw attention to my braces.
I work as a band director at a middle school/high school and most of my students have braces and love to get colored ligatures. I guess I didn't go with colors because I didn't want to look like them ( i'm 26 but look way younger). I did try black one month but I hated it. Also, some colors would not match my wardrobe. LOL.

It's really a personal preference.

Best of Luck

[EWUgal15]

I am the youngest person in my department at work. While I hate it being brought up, I can't really change it. So I tend to slide into the skid and mix it up with my braces colors. Nobody ever really notices but I do it for me. The good news is that the colors are temporary and if you don't like it, you don't have to do it again.