Lig colours (colors)
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Wow.
Just wanted to say I love the thread. I've done a few searches looking for pics of different coloured ligs and found nothing much; this thread was a great idea Meryaten!
I love everyone's colours, I'm afraid I've been very boring and only had silver on my metal (top and bottom). First adjustment is today. I'm trying to work up the courage for colour, maybe metallic or light blue but I don't know if I will be ok with the colour for a whole 4-6 weeks!
Oh the committment!!
Just wanted to say I love the thread. I've done a few searches looking for pics of different coloured ligs and found nothing much; this thread was a great idea Meryaten!
I love everyone's colours, I'm afraid I've been very boring and only had silver on my metal (top and bottom). First adjustment is today. I'm trying to work up the courage for colour, maybe metallic or light blue but I don't know if I will be ok with the colour for a whole 4-6 weeks!
Oh the committment!!
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Wire Ties
Can you specifically ask for wire ties or is that something your orthodontist decides? Are they the same thing as ligatures, or what?
Re: Wire Ties
You can ask, but that's up to the ortho if he/she uses them. Other wise you can just get colors lig.rockexrolloh wrote:Can you specifically ask for wire ties or is that something your orthodontist decides? Are they the same thing as ligatures, or what?

In process...
4 spacer and upper braced 1/10
Spacer removed and fully braced 1/24
Final 05/15/08
What are peoples experiences with staining? What colour do the different coloured bands stain/fade to? And finally what stains/fades the least?
Id love to go bold with the different colours - but half of my upper teeth are with bands and half are with wire ties. I think it would look a little odd. However with the bottom I think Im going to need something other than silver - it feels a little heavy! Mind you - Ive only been braced a week!
Id love to go bold with the different colours - but half of my upper teeth are with bands and half are with wire ties. I think it would look a little odd. However with the bottom I think Im going to need something other than silver - it feels a little heavy! Mind you - Ive only been braced a week!
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I just got my top braces on Thurday. They use Damons, but they still put ligs on. The assistant said they put them on mainly for comfort. The way the ligs are put on are wierd, but I think it will look cool when I get colors at my first adjustment. I went with silver at first. I wanted to get used to the braces first before I got crazy with colors.


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