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Be really neat if they were invisible. |
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[admin: spelling fixed in idea title.] |
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When did "invisible" start to mean "transparent"? But it's still a neat idea; I don't know enough about dentistry or orthodontics to know if it's workable. |
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Marketroids. "Invisible" sounds cooler than 'transparent'. |
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No reason it couldn't work, there are plastic 'invisible' braces that apparently can replace metal ones... |
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what are invisible braces? |
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(Overcoming the huge temptation to say 'Braces that are not visible'...) Orthodontic braces which are significantly less obtrusive than the regular scaffolding-pole type. |
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I imagine that, like contact lenses, they would have a 'handling tint', a 5% blue (or whatever; probably pink) tint that's imperceptible in use but but makes them noticeable when not deployed. |
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[I like [angel]'s use of the word 'deployed'] |
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Waugsqueke <Furrfu, I'm replying to you a lot today...>, how else would they work? Bridges are hooks over a couple of teeth with phony teeth in the middle. Making the hooks out of plastic rather than metal should be easy enough... |
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Ah, so desu. Always wondered how normal heavy metal braces were attached. <grin> I doubted it was with bolts like I told someone once... |
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Holy cow! Completely invisible teeth. What a concept. Imagine how it would look when the wearer is eating, or after he / she has eaten with little bits of food appearing to be suspended in the mouth. The mind reels! |
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But I gather that's not what's being suggested... |
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