Metal Mouth Message Board

well yesterday was another adjustment , i didn't get my lower expander because the orthodontist wasn't in office due to an emergancy, so i just got powerchains upper an lower replaced , an yes green an red ties over the tops of the powerchain , they are great, ANYBODY ELSE ,( hgjoe )

That's great!

My last adjustment was last week... and I really considered getting red or green ligs but of course I chickened out. I can't do it! I'm almost a year into my braces and all I've worn are white ligs...I'm too self-conscious I guess!

I had my first adjustment today and I got red and metallic green ligs. I think they look alot better than the black/orange for Halloween.

The only reason I didn't ask for red/green ligs is because I will be taking family portraits and it might not look so nice in a portrait I just chose my first color ligs Light Pink

Gennel

Uhhhh.....haven't really thought about this. Having taken several months to pluck up the courage to go with mauve, I think I may just stick with that. On the other hand, there were lots of colours in the box....

Anyone going with coloured elastics? Ha ha!!

Meryaten wrote:

Anyone going with coloured elastics? Ha ha!!

I was crushed that I did not get glow in the dark elastics!

Yes!!!!

That's the spirit!

For my first time, I didn't know about choosing color so the assistant chose silver for me. One week later, in an emergency appointment, I got to change the wire and lig, I chose pink. Then one month after, I got green! I'm ready for the holidays. Actually, I just took a picture yesterday for my driver's license, and I did a big smile hoping it'll show. But since the picture is too small, it doesn't look apparent unless you search for it.

Looking back, I don't think I'm gonna return to silver anymore. This is really a good chance to try all kinds of colors, why sticking to the silver? Try something fun!

i got color as soon as i could when i switched to metal braces at this ortho , colors are great, i'll take pictures as i always do BUTTTT i have never been able to get them to post here at archwire i'm just a( puttter dummy)i can down load them but for some reason can't get them here , everyone have a great turkey day an GOD BLESS, headgearjoe

yea i'm 49 now , an i think my orthodontist would think i was sick if i went with just plain gray, he use to not have colored elastics (rubberbands)till i ask for them now he has many colors, someone had seen a person with a green facebow to there headgear , i don't think i'm quite that ready for color , but i'm realy into blues , (headgearjoe)(+=+=+=+=+=+=+) all a board

Good for you, Bracedagain! I'm in your 50+ club and went with GOLD brackets to start & now I'm using coloured ligatures. When I go for an adjustment, I wear something to match the next colour I'm choosing. Right now I've got green & will do RED for Christmas.

Yes, we need to have fun with this adventure!!

yeah my ortho thinks its funny I get colours too. And I've only had bubblegum pink & now this time lavender. I might try the red/green combo for Christmas - it sounds like fun!

I am also in the over 50 group, and my ortho hasn't mentioned colored ligs...but you can bet on my next adjustment I will!!!

I'm also close to 50. And I'm going to ask for colored ligs instead of neo-clips on 12/4. I'm not bold enough to get red and green (plus Xmas isn't really my holiday). I'm thinking about pink and blue, upper and lower (maybe).

Who know, by Valentine's Day I may be asking for rose red.

So it goes.

Elle

yea , just have to have fun , hgjoe

bracedagain wrote:
Any other of the "older" group getting colors too?

OK, I'll take the bait.

Like ellebee, I don't really do Xmas (other than the eating side, which I do with a vengeance).

I'm so taken with mauve - not even the most potently coloured curry can dent the colour - that I'm going to stick with that for the time being.