Ceramic Braces Grey Ligatures

I ve heard that the clear ligatures that come with ceramic braces stain easily and was wondering if anyone could recommend colors that are still fairly.

Ceramic braces grey ligatures. One of the reasons for wearing ceramic braces instead of the traditional metal ones is them being much less noticeable. The difference is that the material used for the brackets is a clear or tooth colored ceramic. The ceramic braces of today do not have this problem. The original ceramic braces did tend to stain especially if they were made with cheaper plastic.

I work with kids and will hopefully be attending grad school next fall so i wanted my teeth to not be too distracting. Like with metal braces one can choose to wear colorful elastic ties on the tooth colored brackets. Try this at your own risk. However the wire on braces is normally held in place with little rubber bands called ligatures.

Staining of the elastic bands can be remedied easily by changing the bands by your orthodontist. I m not a pro. These are used for both metal braces and ceramic braces. The small rubber or metal elastics more commonly called rubber bands that surround your braces are technically called elastic ligatures a ligature is used primarily to keep the archwire held into the slot on the bracket but they can also direct the teeth in a particular direction depending on the type of ligature used and how it is tied onto the tooth.

Elastic ligatures or bands ceramic brackets and metal archwire. I ve opted for ceramic braces on my top 6 teeth and metal on the rest. These ligatures can stain especially. This means the braces blend in with the teeth and are much less obvious from a distance.

Changing to pink and clear ties or ligatures on my clear ceramic braces. Links to ligatures pink. You can request tie wires that do not stain at all.