Ceramic Braces With White Bands

Staining of the elastic bands can be remedied easily by changing the bands by your orthodontist.

Ceramic braces with white bands. Light elastic bands especially clear or white often look great at first but then due to exposure to foods and beverages become stained and visually detracting. The ligatures themselves are rubber bands and could potentially stain because they re porous. You can request tie wires that do not stain at all. The elastics themselves don t show up all on the front and constant visits will replace the old bands with new clear ones.

Elastic ligatures or bands ceramic brackets and metal archwire. But remember that these braces are still visible to some degree. Though they are connected by a thin metal wire the brackets blend with the natural color of your teeth so they are more discreet than traditional braces. Light colored elastics tend to stain.

Schools might have certain restrictions regarding flashy braces and white bands will ensure no rules are broken. I had my first braces adjustment last week. Instead of metal brackets ceramic braces use white or clear ligatures to keep the braces in place. In many ceramic braces reviews wearers report feeling less self conscious about wearing this style of braces.

Here are 6 tips for caring for your ceramic braces. White bands also do a good job of hiding the silver brackets and archwire to a certain extent. Ceramic braces are similar to metal braces in terms of structure but they re less noticeable because they use clear or tooth colored brackets rather than gray or metallic colored components. There is the option to get self ligating ceramic braces though so if you have gotten your braces on yet ask your orthodontist about it.

Patients with ceramic braces tend to choose tooth colored or clear bands so to match or blend in with the overall look of their braces. Because people are less familiar with clear and white braces they may actually take a longer glance at your mouth to work out what is in there. I decided to go with a pink color for my bands because the pearl colored stained so bad and i also got a power chain. Usually clear or white ligatures are used with ceramic braces for a more discrete look but these elastics are highly susceptible to color degradation.

Life with ceramic braces. You have 3 working parts in your ceramic braces.