Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hi , I have clear and my understanding is that it isn't the braces that get stained, it's the elastic o-rings that hold the archwire in place. There are a couple of ways to deal with this. You can get colored o-rings (people seem to like smoke colored because they don't stain and are less noticeable than say, hot pink) Or, like me, your orthodontist can use metal tie-wires to hold the archwire. I drink lots of coffee and my Sapphire clear braces aren't stained at all. Maddie > > > > > > > > Hi all! > > > > My partner and I were discussing my impending braces and > whether > > > the > > > > ortho was going to allow clear braces or not. I certainly > would > > > > prefer it. Anybody here have clear braces or have an ortho or > OS > > > tell > > > > you that you can't and the reason? The only thing I would > think is > > > > that they wouldn't be as strong. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2004 Report Share Posted October 12, 2004 Hi , I have clear and my understanding is that it isn't the braces that get stained, it's the elastic o-rings that hold the archwire in place. There are a couple of ways to deal with this. You can get colored o-rings (people seem to like smoke colored because they don't stain and are less noticeable than say, hot pink) Or, like me, your orthodontist can use metal tie-wires to hold the archwire. I drink lots of coffee and my Sapphire clear braces aren't stained at all. Maddie > > > > > > > > Hi all! > > > > My partner and I were discussing my impending braces and > whether > > > the > > > > ortho was going to allow clear braces or not. I certainly > would > > > > prefer it. Anybody here have clear braces or have an ortho or > OS > > > tell > > > > you that you can't and the reason? The only thing I would > think is > > > > that they wouldn't be as strong. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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