ortho recom. clear on 6 teeth

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#1 Post by **akabraces** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:05 pm

Hi y'all...

My ortho said he would
put clear brackets on my
top 6 teeth for free...
I had thought I wanted
metal b/c it would be cheaper
so I had never considered
clear...

Is there any reason not
to do clear? Thanks for your
help!!!

*aka

#2 Post by **dena** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:07 pm

i have clear on top and am very happy with them

#3 Post by **Flora2006** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:13 pm

i have clear in top too, altough i had to pay a lot!! you are lucky

clear ones are good because they are less visible

#4 Post by **spragers** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:53 pm

I have clear brackets in front, both top and bottom. I had one person who I see on a regular basis go for nearly 2 years before she notices that I had braces

They're not THAT invisible, but from more than a few feet away, they do practically disappear

#5 Post by **Metal Mouth Guy** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:26 pm

spragers wrote:I had one person who I see on a regular basis go for nearly 2 years before she notices that I had braces

It's been 14 months, and I had a good friend just notice. 14 months... The guy must be truly clueless.

MMG

#6 Post by **Raspberry** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:14 pm

I'm going with 8 Clear ones on the top.

but I have to pay $200 extra for it.

#7 Post by **chrisd** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:24 pm

i also have clears on top metals on the bottom at no extra charge. i am very happy with them, and if your ortho feels that you are a good candidate for them then there is no reason not toget them. as long as you like the way they look

there are some myths that you will surely read, but rest assured treatment times are the same, and while ceramics are a bit bigger you most likely will never be able to tell the difference when they are in your mouth. they do not stain though the elastic ligatures that hold the wire in place may.

i have had mine for 10 days and feel like i ended up eating meals with tomato sauce every night and mine still look perfect so who knows.

my advice would be to go with whatever you like the looks of. check out my pics too
chris

#8 Post by **fins** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:59 pm

I have the clear on the uppers as well and I think they look great. It is one of the few things about having braces that I actually like

#9 Post by **akabraces** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:34 pm

thanks for all your responses...

chrisd, your pictures are fantastic!
yr braces look amazing!
the clear are cool on you!

i was with a 10 year old
last night who told me not
to get the clear, that i should
get metal, so that was an interesting
discussion! she's been my guide
through all the details, etc...
i mean, it's what they all
talk about at school...
it's pretty cute and funny...

thanks for all your help!

*aka