At my last appointment, I asked my ortho about Invisalign, and he advised against it, but said that I should think about trying metal brackets because of how much smaller/low profile they are. At first I really didn't want to, since I got ceramics for a reason...but at this point, my braces aren't a secret, I'm not trying to find a new, professional job (I got one), I'm used to them and no longer embarrassed, and they're making my life harder, not easier, so I decided to make the switch.
My appointment for the switch and adjustment is Tuesday, and I couldn't be more excited! Well, not quite true...I made the appointment not even thinking about Thanksgiving being 2 days after, so I hope I'm not too sore to eat! But since I am a teacher, and live an hour away from my ortho, I had to wait until I had some days off because bonding appointments always take longer than regular adjustments, which I can get done in the afternoon, after school, but bonding appointments are only done in the morning, so I'd miss half a school day if I did it not on break.
Even though it would only be about 5 weeks, and I usually go every 6, I want to try and make my next appointment right at the beginning of the new year, when I'm still on Christmas vacation. Then my next appointment can be in mid February, when I've got another break. I'm going to try to schedule those two before I leave this one, just to make sure that I get them, since many people might want them because they're school breaks.
I'm hoping to get my bottom brackets on soon too. My ortho said probably 6-8 months of just tops, and we're almost at 7, so
Has anyone else switched from ceramic to metal? (Or metal to ceramic)...why?
