Ice Braces?

[Stephanie]

Anyone here try these braces yet? They look too be very good and nearly invisible...

[kris]

Are those the same as sapphire braces? I am looking at those too and am quite curious about those vs. the Damon system braces...did you ever get them?

[Sunny]

Here's the page to see and read about inspire ice brackets.

[neomoon]

Hello, I found this thread via google while searching for what reviews people with these types of braces like me have had.

I got my ICE braces put on in Jan and have had them ever since. Unfortunately ICE braces are only available for uppers, I am not sure if this is the same with all ceramics but according to my doctor they are not available for lowers.

As far as the uppers go they are pretty transparent the wires are fairly thin and I would like to believe that if the lowers were also available they would be far more invisible. The biggest issue is the fact that the ligs tend to get stained after a while, if you get them switched out fairly regularly they are practically invisible.

Hope this helps

[Sunny]

Great your treatment has started neomoon and you're happy with your ice brackets.

Ice brackets are available for both upper and lower arches, as with all types of brackets. The issue for many orthodontistis is, that these brackets are so hard, if they are knocked by other teeth, the teeth risk being chipped. For this reason some orthodontists will not put them on the lower teeth, although it usually does depend upon your bite.

The orthodontist's I work for, will use ceramic brackets on both upper and lower as long as the persons bite is good. They still are made aware of the issues re the hardness of the brackets, and the risk of chipping the upper teeth. Many still choose to have ceramic brackets on their lowers and they look great.

Staining ligs can be frustrating, but remember it's the same no matter if you have ceramic or stainless brackets ... they're the same ligs and they stain the same. We offer white teflon coated wire ties and stainless wire ties (very thin) as non staining options, and many people with ceramic brackets choose these options. Also many of our patients enjoy wearing coloured ligs, and the darker colours mostly don't stain. Purple and black being the two that don't show staining or fading.

I really think that we're more aware of the staining than those around us, as few people study our teeth the way we do.

Please keep us informed of your progress.