My Ceramic Braces Experience

This is my journey and experiences with adult braces.

My ceramic braces experience. I wanted a little comfort. This means the braces blend in with the teeth and are much less obvious from a distance. I found this one blog on here by a lady called jo i think and it detailed her personal experience with braces. Ceramic appliances use essentially the same components as metal braces and achieve much the same results.

Posted on april 28 2016 by gracefulcoffee. Considered a kind of clear braces they have proved to be an efficient material. Luckily i didn t have to get any teeth pulled out so i was super happy about that. First and foremost the removal procedure for ceramic braces is alarming in a word.

On average from the time you get them on to the time they re removed ceramic braces cost about 4 000 to 8 000 this compares to about 3 000 to 6 000 for metal braces or 3 000 to 8 000 for. In my experience as a dentist and patient with ceramic brackets i see many drawbacks of this type of braces. When i got my braces on it took about an hour. Unlike metal brackets which peel off gently the removal process for ceramic brackets involves a loud popping.

Cons of ceramic braces. After almost 3 long years i finally got to get my braces off. When i started looking on the internet about peoples experiences with ceramic braces i couldn t really find anything. Fortunately ceramic braces are hard to damage and will last throughout your treatment.

Treatment has become highly popular in recent years and was developed as a more effective alternative to other types. The difference is that the material used for the brackets is a clear or tooth colored ceramic. After hearing all this i was set on getting metal braces but then my orthodontic assistant offered an upgrade to the ceramic braces for free since i initially really wanted invisalign. My orthodontist told me that it was really important for me to floss and unfortanutely it took me quite a while to floss each tooth.

I already knew i could eat fries something i had prioritised testing very early on with some mcdonald s french fries but the challenge was in the burger. Ceramic braces are a little more expensive than metal braces but they are still a cost effective method of fixing crooked teeth when compared to alternatives like clear aligners which cost more and take longer to achieve the desired effect. In the evening while out celebrating aidan s exam results i had my first truly challenging food experience. My first time at a restaurant with braces on.