
Lig colours (colors)
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Re: Which do you all think is best?
Gold ligs would be great, too, especially if you have dark blonde/brown hair.Harpua wrote:As I will be trying to draw the least attention to my metal brackets on top and bottom. I think I've narrowed it down to Silver or Black. Which do you all think would be best for my purposes?
Metal braces from March 24, 2005 until July 30, 2007. Estimate was 18-24 months, but I had them for 28 months.
After a year, I finally got brave (and tired of getting my clear ligs changed all the time from my unrepentant black-coffee drinking
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Re: Which do you all think is best?
Next time you're in, ask about "pearl." That is the colour I get and I think it's less noticable than silver or black.Harpua wrote:As I will be trying to draw the least attention to my metal brackets on top and bottom. I think I've narrowed it down to Silver or Black. Which do you all think would be best for my purposes?

Re: Which do you all think is best?
My hair is a very dark brown.swan wrote:Gold ligs would be great, too, especially if you have dark blonde/brown hair.Harpua wrote:As I will be trying to draw the least attention to my metal brackets on top and bottom. I think I've narrowed it down to Silver or Black. Which do you all think would be best for my purposes?
Do you think eye color makes a lot of difference in the equation - looking in the mirror I've almost talked myself into gold, but if I wimp out, I'll get silver or smoke. I'm trying to ease into my new look as smoothly as possible and I'm sure when I first get them, my mouth will look like modern wire art sculpture. I'm dreading all the crooked wires emphasizing my crooked teeth. I've spent so long talking like John Wayne and barely showing my teeth - I just pretend nobody sees it, but I'm sure its always been more obvious than I think.
here is a link to a ligature color selector that might be of some help.
http://www.spannhake-ortho.com/elastics.html
my advice go with what you think you will be most comfortable with. you can try out more daring colors later, so it is ok to go with something subtle the first time. the brackets are grey, so silver or smoke will be the least noticable.
all that siad most people will not notice the lig colors. well maybe if you go with red or yellow (i am working up to those
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chris
http://www.spannhake-ortho.com/elastics.html
my advice go with what you think you will be most comfortable with. you can try out more daring colors later, so it is ok to go with something subtle the first time. the brackets are grey, so silver or smoke will be the least noticable.
all that siad most people will not notice the lig colors. well maybe if you go with red or yellow (i am working up to those

chris

http://community.webshots.com/user/cruelcanbekind
3m clarity on top changed to supertorque metal
3m victory metals bottom
estimated treatment time 16-20 months
I just got silver ligs and so far i love them. I've been drinking tons of coffee and no stain whatsoever. I previously had clear ones and they only stained after 2 weeks but I much prefer the silver ones. They practically look like the clear ones though. Love em 


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Ceramic top braces: January 9th, 2006
Metal bottom braces: May 1st, 2006
i havent had a problem with staining yet, but i am sure at some point i would like to try some diff colors up top. i would love to see some pics of those silver ligs.
chris
chris

http://community.webshots.com/user/cruelcanbekind
3m clarity on top changed to supertorque metal
3m victory metals bottom
estimated treatment time 16-20 months
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Thought I would bump this thread up again, as it always makes me happy to look at people's colors!
Here is what I am currently styling:

Dark blue with some kinda periwinkle-like light blue. Not too bad![/img]

Here is what I am currently styling:

Dark blue with some kinda periwinkle-like light blue. Not too bad![/img]
Spacers: 1/26/05; 2/6/06; 3/15/06; 4/24/06
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom
Very nice ligs Alexa!
I'm trying to decide between blue or silver. I've never tried silver before and it pretty much depends on how long until my next adjustment because I want silver ligs for when my play opens!
-Hannah

Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05
Last Adjustment was 2/1/06 where they bonded a bracket to my cuspid, which was impacted!!!! OUCH!
I'm trying to decide between blue or silver. I've never tried silver before and it pretty much depends on how long until my next adjustment because I want silver ligs for when my play opens!

-Hannah


Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05
Last Adjustment was 2/1/06 where they bonded a bracket to my cuspid, which was impacted!!!! OUCH!
Thanks for the compliments on the color choices...and Hannah, silver is really cool. I liked it a lot, so definitly give it a try. Especially if you're trying to smile under the radar...it wasn't very noticable at all.
Spacers: 1/26/05; 2/6/06; 3/15/06; 4/24/06
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom