Now glad I've got metal...

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jennielee81
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#1 Post by jennielee81 »

I'm glad you're happy with your metal braces, but I want to set the record straight...

The ceramic material does not stain! It is her ligs that are stained.

Because the ceramic is semi-transparent, what ever color the ligs stain to is seen through to the brackets. As soon as the ligs are changed, the brackets look like new again. I agree that sometimes these brackets can look rather dim, but it is because of the ligatures.

I don't have ligs and my ceramic stays very clear!!! (see my avatar)

I have upper ceramics and lower metal and have never had a single stain on either in 7 months. :-#)

I also don't have ligs so I can happily say that I don't have even that to worry about. I can eat everything...even mustard and curry!! :thumbsup:

To each his own and the best to everyone!
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I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
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fins
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#2 Post by fins »

Ceramics don't stain. I'd hate for someone to be misinformed who wanted ceramics but got scared off by inaccurate statements. Anyone who is making a decision on what to get should doublecheck with their ortho to get the facts straight.
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#3 Post by jennielee81 »

Lucyloop wrote:... Perhaps she just had really lax oral hygeine. Who knows?!


LUCY xxx
That may be the key! Maybe she'd just finished a bag of cheetos!! That would explain the orange. :yuck:

And you're right, non brace wearers probably didn't know she had teeth at all...much less nasty looking braces! :wink:
"Life is an occasion; RISE TO IT!" --Mr. Magorium
I wore Damon 3's and Opals for 20 months at age 42. Braces off January 2007
http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=3535 a little more about me here: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/co ... 961130.htm
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braceface69
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#4 Post by braceface69 »

I love metal because they work faster AND they're cheaper!
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sarahlp
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#5 Post by sarahlp »

had my ceramics a year- they look great and Im pleased with the choice I made-saw someone I had seen since just before I got my brace and they didnt even notice I was wearing one!!!
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