People with soft pink ligs...

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#1 Post by **Yayme!** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:13 pm

could you post pictures?

Thanks!

#2 Post by **nvcarissa** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:27 am

Here ya go. This is when I still had ceramic uppers.

http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... nt36yi.jpg

#3 Post by **ssfw** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 11:31 am

Hi Nvcarissa,

I will probably be getting clear brackets and wanted to know how visible the soft pink ligs were? Do all ligs, other than the clear not stain? Any other suggestions for colors to use that are not too visible?

ssfw

nvcarissa wrote:Here ya go. This is when I still had ceramic uppers.

http://img458.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... nt36yi.jpg

#4 Post by **Dreamer** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:58 pm

I don't personally care for the look of the smoke ones but do like the silver ones..they don't seem to show stains at all and they look good when you have to get power chains too.
If you use mustard at all you won't like what it does to paler colors and the clear ones are a nightmare if you drink coffee or tea!

#5 Post by **weird_wired** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 8:55 pm

I'm not having too much problem with coffee/tea staining, because I mainly drink through a straw.

When eating, I basically avoiding getting any food on my front four uppers. That said, even round the sides, the staining is minimal.

If you're careful, you will be able to keep clear ligs relatively unstained.

#6 Post by **nvcarissa** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:54 pm

Looks like your questions about staining got answered. If you are worrying about staining, you need to go with darker colors. I hated dealing with staining and the size of the ceramic brackets so I switched to all metal. I think the colors look nicer next to the metal. Just my opinion.

#7 Post by **Echo** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 11:12 pm

I have had both light pink and light blue ligs and did not have the trouble with staining that was mentioned above.

#8 Post by **bckydgardnr** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:16 am

My ortho uses pearl ligs on my ceramics. They stay really nice for about 4 weeks, which isn't bad since I go back every 6. I always have to ask special for them because they won't hunt for them unless you ask.

gardnr
11 months in

#9 Post by **swan** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:27 am

Golden ligs may be another option. They don't stain. On my metal brackets they were very discret, I think they would work well with ceramics also.

If you want to see a pic of them on metals, go to my WWW link below and scroll down.

#10 Post by **H Rogers** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:32 pm

Wow Swan your teeth look great!

Thanks for posting what gold ligs look like on ceramics. I think I'll try that, I like how it looked.

#11 Post by **ssfw** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:03 pm

Hi Swan,

First, your teeth are looking great!

Thanks for the info about the golden colored ligs - what color are they?, I couldn't really see them from the picture (which is what I want).

ssfw

swan wrote:Golden ligs may be another option. They don't stain. On my metal brackets they were very discret, I think they would work well with ceramics also.

If you want to see a pic of them on metals, go to my WWW link below and scroll down.

#12 Post by **nvcarissa** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 1:05 pm

Wow! I like those gold ligs...I may try that next time around.

#13 Post by **ssfw** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:46 pm

Are the golden colors gold in color? It was difficult to see the color which is why I may want to choose this color for my ligs.

ssfw

#14 Post by **swan** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:07 am

Yes, the golden ligs are really a metallic gold in color.

KK, those (fourth adjustment) have been my favorite, too, so far, even though usually green is my favorite color

I'm going to try a darker shade of purple next year in spring.

Thanks for the compliments on the look of my teeth. Right now they feel quite wonky, because the bite doesn't quite fit together with everything moving, but of course they're already much straighter than they were.