Lig colours (colors)

[AM21]

BSS OMG! your ligs are soooooooo awesome! I wish my ortho office had glow in the dark ligs lol!

Kitsune I love the spring colors, very pretty!

metalsmile I like all your color choices as well and your teeth look amazing btw!

[AM21]

I was thinking about going with a light pink chain but I was worried about staining so I decided on the dark pink chain!

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

AM21 Thanks when it shines in the actual dark its a SUPER bright green colour. I LOVE it.

None of the ligs at my orthodontist's practice stains and I been eating a lot of stainy things and drinking a lot of stiany things that would stain the ligs. But mine just won't stain.

I LOVE that pink. it's awesome. My plan was to go
Jan: Blue and White
Feb: Pink and Red
March: Dark Green with Ligh Green alternating, but I will not be going back until march so I just got this AMAZING glow in the Dark thing going on.

[crooked rory]

The glow in the dark is so cool. I would get them if I could, but I would end up getting sunburn on my gums from making them glow with my UV blacklight. Makes me wish I had a blacklight that was not high powered UVA and UVC model like the fluorescent mineral prospecting light I have.

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Thanks. Awwwh well mine is so old it's probably gonna do that to me LOL.

[TMJJill]

This thread makes me a bit jealous. I have self-ligating braces and no need for the ligs. While I would love to have the fun colors, I'm just as happy not having to worry about the hygiene aspect of having them.

I'm cheering all of you on though. If we have to have braces, we might as well enjoy them.

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Mine are Self Ligating Damon braces and they put the colour on under the archwire.

[metalsmile]

From yesterday's adjustment

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Metalsmile you sure go to the orthodontist more often than any of us. Why? I go every 5-7 weeks. My friends with your kind of braces went every 4-6 weeks.

[metalsmile]

The first few were actually all of them since I got braces in May. I go every 3 weeks for the time being because I had an unerrupted tooth in the back that it being pulled upright now that it is exposed. I had the double wammy of unexposed and sideways. I have to get the chain adjusted on it every 3 weeks to keep tension on it. When I'm in the office, they always change out ligs/powerchains just to keep them taut.

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Oh Ok. I was just wondering. How is everything going with your braces? How much longer do you have treatment wise?

[metalsmile]

I still have about another year and a half or so.

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Oh i have about 2-3 more years.

[tfischer]

thank goodness for this particular posting.....because of all the pics - I have decided I am going to brave it and get colors on my next (and first) adjustment. When I had my uppers put on last month, I was asked if I wanted a specific color and I just looked back at the girl with no clue what she was truly asking. She said, okay for now - we'll put on clear. I want the med blue ones.....and I am so excited about it!!! So thanks again to those of you who have given me the confidence to make the leap into colors!!

[kitsune]

Back from another adjustment. I decided to choose blue again, but picked a brighter shade this time. I love it!



Oh and tfischer...I am glad to hear you are going for colored ligs! Definitely post pictures after your adjustment.