Mixing ceramic and damon?

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#16 Post by **lionfish** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:30 pm

Just to add my 20c (Australian) worth.....

I started out with an underbite, cross bite and lateral open bite.

I had two treatment options put to me, one that included surgery. As a borderline case, I chose the braces only option.

I've had good upper expansion with lingual braces and my top front teeth now sit nicely overlapping my bottom teeth. Linguals are more difficult for an ortho to work with, but just as effective at getting results.

The underbite and cross bite have pretty much disappeared and we're working on closing the lateral bite now, with good results so far.

Remember that it is the skill of the ortho, not the bracket system deployed, that will get you there in the end.

Also, for the same reason that I would never volunteer for drug trials, I would not offer myself up for something that has yet to be proven.

#17 Post by **jcdamon3** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:41 pm

WHAHYN: To be honest I don't know why anyone would think this board is hyping damons! EVERYTIME someone comes on here saying they want them for this or another reason they get cold water thrown all over them. So NO this is not the case on this board. If anything it is quite the opposite!

User - here is someone with Opal and damons. Check it out:

viewtopic.php?t=3535

The answer to your question is that it can be done and I doubt very seriously that this is some amazing technical difficulty that your ortho is going to have to overcome.

As everyone says - a bracket is a bracket is a bracket so I have no idea why you can't mix the two. I mean afterall they do the same thing! Again have a nice talk with your ortho and ask him why he thinks he can do this without surgery if everyone is telling you you need it. The other thing to consider is that if surgery is out of the question for you - you really don't have any other option but to go with a treatment plan without it. You will have to find out what your outcome will be with and without surgery to make your final decision. Is a 5 mm overjet ok with you. ( I am just using this as an example as I know nothing about your case).

Good luck!

#18 Post by **wahnyc** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:45 pm

user wrote:well my question was really about whether ceramic and damon can be mixed in one arch sucessfully..

The answer is yes. Bends can be put into the wire if the prescriptions don't match.

#19 Post by **lionfish** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:05 pm

wahnyc wrote:
user wrote:well my question was really about whether ceramic and damon can be mixed in one arch sucessfully..
The answer is yes. Bends can be put into the wire if the prescriptions don't match.

I have a combination of ceramic and metal brackets (including one "speed" bracket) on my lower arch and yesterday got a wire with a couple of bends in it. I can feel it working!

#20 Post by **wahnyc** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:15 pm

Meryaten, check your PM!

#21 Post by **jennielee81** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:57 pm

BTW, there is a reason you can't find opals being used anywhere....

sorry... I had to join just to say that this misinformation is getting out of hand.

Uh....how about ME! I've got Opals (mixed with Damons) and they're fine. I'm not the only one either. There are quite a few adults where I go and 2 assistants with Opals.

Oh, and there's nothing WRONG with Damons.....they're working here. I like the speed of wire changes and the fact that there are no ligatures to stain. My ortho makes them work well. That's what counts.

#22 Post by **jcdamon3** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:09 pm

Uh....how about ME! I've got Opals (mixed with Damons) and they're fine. I'm not the only one either. There are quite a few adults where I go and 2 assistants with Opals.

HI My dear. I think I mentioned your website in a previous post. I think your teeth look marvelous and in such a short about of time! Amazing!

#23 Post by **Betty Bat** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:21 pm

Meryaten and wahnyc,
Any chance you would share the info with us? I have a mix of sapphire and Damon 2 on the upper, and I don't know if this fits the scenario that Meryaten described, but I think it does.

And, wahnyc, welcome to the board! Hope to hear more from you.