porcelain or ceramics?

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latichas
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porcelain or ceramics?

#1 Post by latichas »

hey this is probably a dumb question but is there a difference between porcelain and ceramic braces. Everyone on this site speaks of ceramic braces but my ortho offered me porcelain braces on my upper teeth. Is there a difference? Does anyone have porcelain braces? or had their ortho call their braces porcelain.

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ceramic upppers, metal lowers 1-23-06
next adjustment March 21,2006

AustinWired
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#2 Post by AustinWired »

My ortho almost always said 'porcelain.'
Braced 1/27/2005
De-Braced 12/5/2005
Ceramic brackets, now in Essix retainers!

latichas
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#3 Post by latichas »

AustinWired wrote:My ortho almost always said 'porcelain.'
hey thanks for responding I was starting to get worried. what kind are yours? Do you know who makes them? My ortho uses Rocky Mountain Porcelain braces and I did a google and a yahoo search for it and could not find anything?

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ceramic upppers, metal lowers 1-23-06
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latichas
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#4 Post by latichas »

hey thanks meryaten
That makes since now as why nothing would come up under porcelain on google search.

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ceramic upppers, metal lowers 1-23-06
next adjustment March 21,2006

AustinWired
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Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2005 7:18 pm
Location: Texas

#5 Post by AustinWired »

I have no clue what kind they were! Sorry. :oops:
Braced 1/27/2005
De-Braced 12/5/2005
Ceramic brackets, now in Essix retainers!

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