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Why the hell dont braces that are pearl (teeth) colored exist?
id love to get my teeth fixed up, theyre not too bad but the sides are messed up so i cant use invisalign
why the fuck dont braces that have the color of teeth exist? must they be silver metal? |
Wouldn't they stain if you ate spaghetti and shit like that?
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ive seen colored braces.
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who says they dont exist???
i wore them a few years back! I had to have nice teeth :) buy they way they have something called CLEAR BRACES now too, they are plastic and see through!!! The braces that have colour of ur teeth do exist and yes u can get them! :thumbsup |
nice, how much do they cost?
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and the plastic ones are i think aroun 8K! i think only selected peeps can wear the clear plastic ones :( |
damn.. anyone else know anything about this?
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You can get traditional (regular metal), clear, esthetic, gold, or lingual (tongue side). The lingual brackets go on the tongue side of your teeth so no metal wire or bracket is visible. When the clear, esthetic, traditional, and gold brackets are cemented to the facial (front surface), of the tooth, you will still see the wire that connects the brackets. Whichever one is chosen, they will not match your teeth exactly. They try to blend them with your natural tooth structure so they are not as noticeable at first glance.
Traditional are the cheapest, but they are still going to cost about $2,500 + , just for the braces. That doesn't include any prep work you may need to have done before the braces. (Cavities filled, restorations replaced, any orthodontic appliance, thorough teeth cleaning, dentist visits to your regular dentist before the orthodontist can do the work...) . Each type has it's pro's and con's. Not everyone can wear all the types of braces available, either. |
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there are invisible braces, they go along the back of the teeth. They take longer but you cant see them
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I haven't seen silver braces in a long time. My brother has blue I think and my step-brother has purple.
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I wore the damn things for four years, then a retainer for two. ARGH!
And I didn't get the little steel brackets that are the standard braces. I got the whole steel wraparound kind, the bands are steel, the bracket is steel, and they are cemented on all sides of the teeth. That was NOT fun. :mad: |
the brackets themselves are either clear (ceramic) or metal. it's the tiny elastics ('ties')that attach the wire to the brackets that can be coloured.
I always had the clear ones. They would discolour from coffee or anything with an artifiicial chicken base. Rice a roni would turn them neon yellow, but the brackets themselves remained clear. Simply go in to have the discoloured ties changed frequently; it's a 30 second job. |
Has anybody here tried those new Invisalign things yet? I've been contemplating getting them for my top teeth, but haven't heard any feedback from a real person who's actually had them.
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it seems that your teeth need to only have very very minor flaws for invisalign to work
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Invisalign is exactly the same thing as my orthodontist gave me to use as a retainer once my braces were removed. I cant see them being very effective for corrective purposes
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Did anyone see that Jenna Jameson special on VH1.
Her brother pryed her braces off with wirenose pliers. Yeow. |
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I had braces but fortunately only had to wear them for a year and a half. I lost my retainer too. :(
If I ever had to get them again, I think I'd get the ones that go behind the teeth. |
what is the approx time needed to straighten teeth with 'behind the teeth' braces compared to the traditional kind? how about price?
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I have traditional CLEAR braces. They haven't done much so far, which is disappointing considering I paid 5k for them.
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for some people that silver metal in your mouth is sexy :winkwink:
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Roughly, they are about the same time as regular braces, which is 6mths - 5 years. Everyones mouth is unique. How well you follow instructions makes a big difference also. Your age, which arch, how far the teeth must move and which direction, and density of the bone all factors into the length of time needed to straighten the teeth. |
my fist can re-align your teeth if you want. I dont charge much either :thumbsup
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My girlfriend's father is an orthodontist.. and there are tons of options.
The best would probably be the ones that go on the insides of the teeth instead of the outside.. but they are pretty expensive. |
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