Adults who wish for subtlety have color options that blend in with the metal brackets and archwire. Decorating your mouth with your favorite colors is fun for kids and takes some of the stress out of wearing braces. Our offices keep a color wheel handy to help you choose which ones suit you best!Ĭhildren and teens often enjoy picking different colors each month to express their creativity and coordinate their braces with outfits. Nicola Crichigno, you have the option of choosing the color of your elastics, which are changed about once every month at every visit. These rubber bands may be individual or connected, depending on your mouth’s needs.
Orthodontists place elastic bands, or ligatures, over each bracket to secure the archwire in place. One exciting part about wearing braces from Crichigno Orthodontics is getting to choose the colors of your rubber bands.
