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I got braces in my late 40's and wanted invisalign, but it was never an option due to the bite problems my teeth have.
Instead my ortho offered ceramic, gold, metal or ibraces (lingual) brackets. The ceramic, gold or metal were the same cost and the ibraces a little more expenses. Time frames for all four was the same.
I choose to go with ceramic and metal, and love them. The ceramic look amazing with coloured ligatures and you can colour co-ordinate, or for discretion my ortho will use white coated wire ties. He also has white coated archwires for people who really desire discretion.
My ortho is a trained invisalign provider, but will only use invisalign for people requiring mild correction. He's found that about 50% of his invisalign patients choose to finish with brackets, as the refinements they request are not able to be done with invisalign. He still believes in offering invisalign, due to the advantages the system offers for some people.
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