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.
Ceramic braces with color bands.
Fortunately ceramic braces are already far subtler than traditional braces.
Ceramic braces are similar to metal braces but they use clear or tooth colored brackets rather than gray or metallic silver brackets and wires.
Patients with ceramic braces tend to choose tooth colored or clear bands so to match or blend in with the overall look of their braces.
Though they are connected by a thin metal wire the brackets blend with the natural color of your teeth so they are more discreet than traditional braces.
Learn more about what components are colorized the rubber bands.
What color will you choose.
Ask your orthodontist for self ligating ceramic braces.
If you ve opted for conventional metal or ceramic brackets you ve got one more decision to make.
This is less noticeable and will blend better with your ceramic braces and clear ligatures.
Light colored elastics tend to stain.
There are some choices you can make however to make them even less obvious.
Also known as invisible braces clear and ceramic braces function like traditional braces but with less obvious brackets.