Clear braces on top metal on bottom??

okay so my dentist put clear braces on top and metal on the bottom. i had only top for almost a year. it looks so disgusting. why cant they do clear on bottom too? does any orthodonist do this? they never informed me that clear would only be on top!!!!Clear braces on top metal on bottom??
That does seem a bit strange.. I had braces for about 4 years %26lt;the real metal kind%26gt; and about 3 years after I got them off my teeth started moving again. I got the clear braces for both the top and bottom from my orthodontist; however, I have a feeling that you can only use the clear ones for specific kind of movement. Maybe your bottom needs more dramatic movement than your top?? If not.. definately either ask the Dr. that put them in or schedule an appt. with an orthodontist and ask what they think is going on - get a second opinion. Good luck!Clear braces on top metal on bottom??
I just got braces 2 weeks ago and have clear on the top and metal on the bottom. They did this because the metal braces are strong and as your teeth pull back they shouldn't break.
well the metal ones are more durable than the clear. i've never heard of different on top and bottom. did you ask him/her why they did that? just bear w/ it i guess and wear ur retainers so u dont have to get them again!
Clear orthodontic brackets are made of ceramic. Ceramic can be abrasive to teeth. This is why sometimes someone with a crown on one tooth will eventually see the tooth it hits (opposes) starting to ';wear away.';





Is it *possible* to do ceramic on both the top and bottom but because the backs (lingual side) of your top front teeth will hit the fronts (buccal /facial side) of your bottom front teeth, many orthodontists shy away from doing it that way. It is often not worth the risk of wearing away the lingual sides of the top teeth, thereby creating a whole new problem that needs to be fixed.





I'd suggest that you ask your orthodontist why she did it that way, and in future, make sure you know what you're getting beforehand.





It's easy to assume that ';ceramic braces'; means ceramic on top and bottom. But while ';apple pie'; means pie crust on top and bottom, ';pumpkin pie'; does not. And most of us know and readily accept that. How weird would you think it was to see a pumpkin pie with a crust on both the bottom and top?





My point is that it is ok (and expected, really) that you ask questions. After all, it's your mouth- you wanna make sure you know what's going on.
That's exactly what I did, but it was my choice. I didn't want to pay the extra money to put ceramic on the bottom. Besides that, ceramic are a little bulkier - I can feel the difference. I think having them on the bottom would have been too irritating. And besides that, my lower teeth don't show much unless I really smile big, so it's no big deal for me.





I don't know why your ortho did that without consulting you - if you're a minor perhaps that was your parent's choice?
I had clear on the top and bottom. My top teeth would rub aganst the clear braces and started scraping away my tooth. Now I have to get bonding when they take my braces off. They decided to remove the clear from the bottom and put the silver on. They said they don't chip the teeth like clear braces do. My top teeth quit chipping once he put the silver on. I wish I had known this. Now I get to pay to have the chips in my teeth bonded :{
I had it this way when I was a kid.


To tell the truth I don't know why.