I‘m a 20yo female getting braces on TOMORROW for the first time, and I am in a major dilemma. Money is not an issue in this decision, because ceramics cost the same as metal braces. Also, I have to get metal braces on my bottom teeth no matter what. What I‘m more worried about is the look of them, but I‘m kind of opposite of everyone. I don‘t care about the looks of the metal braces, but I‘m worried the ceramic braces are going to look weird. Also, I drink coffee often, and eat a lot of foods with red sauce, so I‘m very concerned with staining. However, I‘ve also heard that ceramic braces are more comfortable than metal braces. So. I just don‘t know! I‘d really appreciate any and all opinions, experiences, and advice regarding this matter! Thanks!
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I'll try to explain this best as possible. Metal Braces - not as cosmetically appealing, yes. Ceramic - Stain easily (which could give you the appearence of yellow teeth). When you get them taken off, some of your tooth enamel may go with it (this is not good!). Have you considered Invisaline? (chances are likely Insurance wont cover but it would be less of a traumatic experience). Also - when you go to the orthodontist, make it specific that they dont 'shape' your teeth (round them out with the high speed handpiece). This happened to me and I cannot whiten places where my enamal was drilled off so when I am older I will have funny lookin discolored teeth! haha.
Congrats on your braces! :) Mine come off in a month, I just got the news today and am ESTATIC. Anyway, from perspective of someone who had metal braces for a year and a half, I would consider the cermatic if your worried about the insides of your mouth getting torn up. They will give you wax to use, but sometimes it can be a pain. Also, with metal braces you have to take care of what you eat. No biting into carrots, corn on the cob, sticky candy POPCORN KERNALS (which broke my bracket 4 times XD). But yeah. I think metal braces look cute though. Thats partly why I chose them over cermatic. I'm not going to lie though, there was times when I wish I would've choosen cermatic. But now that its almost over, I'm really happy with my choice. And luckily the inside of my mouth has healed. Good luck with your choice.
I have ceramic on top and metal on the bottom, and the ceramic seems to cause less irritation, coz the metal on the bottom has made my cheeks all cut. The ceramic is also usually slightly larger then metal brackets, but not all that different. I dont know anything about the staining and stuff as i have only recently gotten mineeee. good luck (:
