Why are my Brackets colored?

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#1 Post by **JHova** » Mon May 25, 2009 12:11 pm

I just got my braces and noticed that the brackets are colored??? My ortho asked if i wanted color and i said no. Im just wondering if this is permanent? Im a 20 year old male and i look rather silly with red, green, and orange on my teeth.

#2 Post by **Andromeda** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:01 pm

Is it just like a little dot on the actual bracket? My brackets had those little colored dots at first but they come off after a few times brushing your teeth. I think they are just there to help the ortho with placement and stuff.

#3 Post by **JHova** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:04 pm

Andromeda wrote:Is it just like a little dot on the actual bracket? My brackets had those little colored dots at first but they come off after a few times brushing your teeth. I think they are just there to help the ortho with placement and stuff.

yes those are it. thanks for the information.

#4 Post by **hadfield** » Mon May 25, 2009 4:34 pm

Andromeda wrote:Is it just like a little dot on the actual bracket? My brackets had those little colored dots at first but they come off after a few times brushing your teeth. I think they are just there to help the ortho with placement and stuff.

Yep, I was wondering the same thing at first with mine. But yes - what the above poster said. The color came off after a few times brushing - thank goodness.

#5 Post by **jxds** » Wed May 27, 2009 12:29 am

I also had those little colored dots on my brackets, but they didn't last much!