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Old 07-29-2008, 02:34 AM
Zoso Zoso is offline
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The doors can be convenient, although I had some assistants who were so nimble-fingered they could change ligs out darn near as fast. Also, the doors become extremely inconvenient if you are one of the unfortunate souls who produces tartar at such a rate that the doors get jammed closed. Doesn't happen to many, but happens to some, and also seems just a little more common with Damons than with some of the competing brands, that have different "door" designs.

Also, small size can sometimes be a mixed blessing. One instance I recall was someone who came close to needing their brackets changed out towards the end of treatment because they were almost too small to get the job done - the mathematics of levers comes into play.

I didn't mean to come down on you like a tonne of bricks. It's just that there is a mythology springing up around Damons, based on their massive amount of marketing, and it can cause some people to choose an orthodontist for the wrong reason - there are many factors about your choice of orthodontist that do matter, but the brand of brackets he or she prefers to use is not one of them.
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