Ceramic Braces And Elastics

Orthodontic treatment like braces can help you get the attractive functional smile you ve always wanted.

Ceramic braces and elastics.

Different kinds of elastics. One of the less noticeable types of braces are ceramic braces. Ceramic braces also known as clear braces are orthodontic tools used to straighten teeth and fix bite problems they consist of clear or tooth colored ceramic brackets attached to the surface of your teeth with similarly colored wires and rubber bands which provide more discretion. When you get braces your orthodontist may recommend you use elastics as part of your orthodontic treatment.

As with clear braces the brackets themselves won t stain but the elastics do. Ceramic braces sapphire clear brackets clear elastics esthetic archwire tied for second along with clear aligner treatment involving the use of attachments we discuss this issue on this page with scores of 69 and 68 respectively. As one might expect clear aligners invisalign without the presence of attachments ranked highest with a score of 81. Although many people choose ceramic fixed braces because they want them to be as inconspicuous as possible there s nothing to stop you from jazzing them up with colored ligatures.

You can request tie wires that do not stain at all. You have 3 working parts in your ceramic braces. Staining of the elastic bands can be remedied easily by changing the bands by your orthodontist. Elastic ligatures or bands ceramic brackets and metal archwire.