Three popular brands are clarity made by 3m unitek.
Ceramic braces with colored elastics.
These are the type of braces actor tom cruise had.
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.
Ask your orthodontist for self ligating ceramic braces.
Since the hall point of ceramic braces is to make them discrete the elastic ligatures used with them are usually clear or tooth colored.
This is a type of ceramic braces where the wire clips directly into the bracket eliminating the need for stainable elastics around each bracket.
Ceramic and tooth colored braces.
This means the braces blend in with the teeth and are much less obvious from a distance.
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Dentists usually offer a choice of coloured elastics as standard with fixed braces but it s worth checking this ahead of time to avoid disappointment.
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 difference is that the material used for the brackets is a clear or tooth colored ceramic.
Ceramic brackets are very strong and generally do not stain.
Light colored elastics tend to stain.
Adults like to choose ceramic because they blend in with the teeth and are less noticeable than metal.
This is less noticeable and will blend better with your ceramic braces and clear ligatures.
Ask your orthodontist for tooth colored wire.
If you d rather go for a less obvious look then invisible braces or ceramic braces could be a better choice.
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.
For those of you in the process of getting braces there is now an option to go for self ligating ceramic braces.
Yes ceramic braces stain but i make huge adjustments in my eating in order to prolong my elastic bands since i prefer the clear option.
Ceramic appliances use essentially the same components as metal braces and achieve much the same results.