At the patient s discretion the color of the elastic bands used can be white or clear so their presence is less obvious too.
Clear ceramic braces with white wire.
Clear ceramic braces with help from cosmetic dentistry.
In the case of ceramic braces.
As for the white painted wire i only have a regular metal wire.
I have ceramic and like the idea of the white wires.
If your teeth are naturally very white clear ceramic braces are probably the best choice for you.
I have clear brackets with the metal wire.
Ceramic braces are similar to metal braces but they use clear or tooth colored brackets rather than gray or metallic silver brackets and wires.
Like traditional metal braces ceramic braces use clear or white ligatures to hold the arch wire in place.
Sometimes it is mandatory for you to check out for the quality of clear ceramic braces before you come to any decision.
Many people opt for ceramic braces because they.
Silver archwires are frequently used.
The ligatures are little rubber bands so they can stain since they are porous.
For those of you in the process of getting braces there is now an option to go for self ligating ceramic braces.
I don t really have problem with that.
With the ceramic brackets from a distance it only looks like i am wearing a retainer.
I find that with the white wire the braces are invisible from a couple feet away.
Clear elastics are the ones most subjected to color d e gradation.
I like it.
Conventional braces use elastics to tie the wire into the bracket which causes friction and pressure making treatment slower and less comfortable.
They re changed at every adjustment.
But i would rather have small chips than wear an all metal wire.
Fewer tooth extractions or expanders damon doctors can now treat most cases without extractions the removal of healthy teeth or the use of headgear or palatal expanders to make space.
As a more esthetic less obvious alternative frosted or esthetic white wires may be placed instead.
Types of ceramic brace clear ceramic braces.
I m 42 and having clear brackets meant a lot to me but if i was younger i might get metal for the smaller size maybe a little bit more comfortable.
Since the hall point of ceramic braces is to make them discrete the elastic ligatures used with them are usually clear or tooth colored.