switched from ceramic to metal

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Hi all,

I haven't posted for a couple of weeks since my dilemma with my OS

and ortho saying they wanted me to switch my ceramic brackets to

stainless steel. I decided to follow the advice, and was switched

over on Tuesday. The orthodontist had a terrible time getting the

ceramic brackets off. He finally had to resort to breaking them

into pieces, and then taking a file and filing the remaining parts

off my teeth. I had four stainless steel brackets on the back teeth

that he also took off, and they just " popped " off easily and

perfectly. " Wow " , I said, " It's strange you guys wanted my ceramic

switched to metal because the ceramic can just pop off during

surgery. It seems to me that the ceramic are staying on a lot

better than the metal. " The ortho got a funny look and said that it

had really been the OS' decision, because one of his business

associates had had the ceramic pop off during surgery. The ortho's

assistant went so far as to say that she didn't think this was

actually necessary for me because for some reason my teeth enamel

holds the bonding better than most other people's. " Please don't

tell me that now, " I said. For those of you who remember I was torn

in making the decision whether or not to follow the advice of the OS

and ortho in having them switched. Oh well, it's done now, and on

the positive side, I have to say, the metal brackets are much

smaller and poke out much less than the ceramic, but at this point

this is the only positive I've found. They're hoping to put back on

the stainless steel wires on June 7th along with the hooks, and then

the OS' can get ready for the surgery. Here's hoping. Just wanted

you all to know that I had went through with it.

Connie