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Title: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: Ingo on 13. November 2007, 20:49:44 PM

Did you ever see golden brackets?

Please include only braces to be used for real treatment (no templates for advertisement, no pictures or something else to falsifie the poll's result).

If you did, it would be fine to elaborate. When did it occur, how old was the person (child / juvenile or adult?). Could you imagine why the person was wearing the golden braces (e.g. an opulent looking person)?

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: Hilly on 14. November 2007, 06:26:26 AM

My ortho offered them and they looked really nice.  He offers stainless, gold and ceramic for the same price and lets you pick to have all of one, or you can mix them up.  I've seen adults and kids in the waiting room with gold brackets and  they look real smart.  Coloured ligs don't appear to go so nice with them though.  I think they look great with gold ligs.

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: Raoul Duke on 17. November 2007, 15:46:29 PM

I think it was about 1999, a girl in my age (15)

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: tingrin on 25. November 2007, 09:42:47 AM

Within the past 15 years, I have observed about a dozen women and one guy that had opted for gold metal braces. All were in somewhere in their early 20's at the time, and the gold made for a unique look.

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: seventy on 27. December 2007, 18:56:44 PM

my ex-girlfriend wore gold braces for about 10 months

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: HgWells on 28. December 2007, 13:42:41 PM

My orthodontist has had hers for two years, this is her third time in braces, :D
btw: Her husband is her partner in the orthodontic office

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: sulfuras on 30. December 2007, 07:16:28 AM

I find they are quite common here in Canada, not nearly as common as the metal brackets, but still, I see one or two a year at least

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: braceface17 on 03. January 2008, 05:33:54 AM

I have yet to see anyone with gold braces

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: wilde on 06. February 2009, 07:47:41 AM

Only once.

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: HgWells on 06. February 2009, 19:40:04 PM

At my last retainer check up my orthodontist had gold braces on her teeth, This is her fourth time in braces :)

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: bionator53 on 07. February 2009, 20:01:57 PM

Only once in the seventies on an eighteen years old a nursery school trainee teacher. She was from a rich family.

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: Ingo on 07. February 2009, 21:01:52 PM

Quote from: bionator53 on 07. February 2009, 20:01:57 PM

[...] in the seventies [...]

In the 70ies? Between 1970 and 1980? It's hard for me to believe, in such early years golden brackets to be used. On the other hand, bionator53 is reliable and thus there is no reason to doubt!

Schon in den 70er-Jahren? Das ist ja schwer zu glauben. Andererseits ist bionator53 stets glaubwürdig und daher gibt es für mich keinen Grund, ihm nicht zu glauben.

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: bionator53 on 07. February 2009, 21:48:03 PM

Es war genau im 1977. Leider hatte ich zu dieser Zeit dieses Gespangten Fräulein nicht fotografiert. Aber waren Anfang der achtziger die goldenen Brackets in der KFO Katalogen.
Wegen ihr Preis und ihr Farbe, waren sie (wie heute) nicht benützt. Gold macht gelblichen Lichtreflexen und gelb im Mund meint schmutzig…   

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: Ingo on 07. February 2009, 23:01:45 PM

Interessante, wertvolle Information!

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: bernal1789 on 15. February 2009, 08:58:46 AM

I saw a girl with golden WIRES but silver brackets. extrange.

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: Nexu on 23. February 2009, 02:07:56 AM

I saw a Man, that was about 2000. He was about 30 i think..

Title: Re: Did you ever see golden brackets (in real treatment)?
Post by: Sparky on 10. July 2009, 00:41:56 AM

Wow, must be about 6 or 7 years ago now, in England. We were on holiday, I guess I would have been keeping an eye on my son in a playground, and saw a girl with golden brackets: they really do look VERY nice and VERY elegant!

Sparky