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#16 Post by **jennandtonic** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:45 am

When my ortho asked which one I would prefer, I asked questions and found that in my case, if I had ceramics it would take me longer, so I chose not to go with the ceramics and stick with the metal. I think every individual case is different, it may not take you longer. I would discuss this with with the ORTHO rather than the assistant! The assistant probably means well, but it is between you and the ortho. I suggest asking your ortho the pros and cons of each one as it pertains to your situation, that's what I did.

#17 Post by **chrisd** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:22 pm

ok just my 2 cents here. if your ortho does not care which type go with what you like the look of best. you eally are not going to know a differnece about the way they feel in your mouth.

staining. some people make a big deal about this. for me and lots of others here it is not a big issue. i think i ate tomatoe sauce based meals for the first two weeks i had my clear ligs. result no noticable staing. brackets DO NOT stain.

with regards to treatment times. there is no difference between metal and the ceramics with the metal slot.

i say that with one caveat. metal brackets are available in a wider range of prescriptions and can thus provide a wider range of forces and torques, which can certainly impact treatment time if you are one of the people who require a perscription at the ends of the spectrum not available with ceramics. in this case the ortho would have to use other techniques to get to the end result which could alter treatment time.

chris

#18 Post by **Harpua** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:23 pm

Glad to hear strong comments on that! - I don't think my ceramic brackets actually have any metal. If he seems to have some frustration finishing them out and I happen to be getting anxiouis, I bet I can talk him into stringing me up with metal for a short run. He didn't seem all that concerned, but you've got to understand that 3 seperate people in that office tried pretty hard to talk me out of them, and my doc considered giving me the same response. I'll bet its pretty common to hear that kind of response about ceramics. This office seems to have a great reputation and I think I have a decent read on this guy. I trust he'll do a good job - he may just have to pay a bit more personal attention to me than some and thats all for the better IMO:)

#19 Post by **weird_wired** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:08 am

Surely treatment time is far more dependent on your own teeth than the type of braces?

For example, I was originally told 18 months for my lower teeth. But they moved in six weeks what the ortho thought (admittedly conservatively) they would take six months to do. So my treatment time is cut down by months.

I have ceramics lower and upper. Frankly, even if I knew they were going to mean another six months of treatment compared to metal, I would still go with ceramic.

#20 Post by **weird_wired** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:57 am

KK wrote:I agree as two of my teeth are moving slowly and causing a hold up. Also people having canine brought down have found that sometimes that can slow the process down ... and type of brackets would have little to do with it I'm sure.

Good luck with continued excellent tooth movement weird_wired ... gotta admit I'm a tad envious!

That is interesting - because it is my problem canine that seems slower than anything else! The "fang" tooth that still hasn't descended quite as much. Maybe canines are generally tougher/more stubborn?

I do feel very lucky with my progress, I realise a lot of people have to be much more patient. My problems weren't perhaps so complex as some (eg impacted teeth that take much longer).

The good thing is that we should all end up with lovely teeth eventually