Choose The Best Colors For Your Braces

Summer is a fantastic time to change up the best braces color, but which colors should you pick and which should you avoid? The selections are nearly unlimited, from red and blue to green, yellow, purple, or pink, and Sturbridge

offer the hues you prefer. Although there is no formal style guide for braces, the following tips may help you limit down your options:

To compliment darker skin tones, choose gold, dark blue, pink, orange, turquoise, green, or violet.

To compliment lighter skin tones, choose pale blue, bronze, dark purple, or subtle reds and pinks.

To make your teeth look whiter, choose darker hues.

Keep an eye out for lighter hues that may make your teeth appear yellower.

Colors that compliment or match your eyes are a good choice.

Consider hues that go well with the clothes you wear most frequently.

Consider using the colors of your school or a favorite sports team.

For Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, go for red, white, and blue.

Red and green for Christmas, or blue and pink for Easter, can make you feel festive.

For Halloween, glow-in-the-dark bracelets are a lot of fun.

You might wish to stay away from the following colors:

the color black (can look like your teeth are rotting or can look as though you have food stuck in your teeth).

the color white (can make your teeth appear more yellow and white elastics tend to stain more easily).

The color yellow (tends to intensify the appearance of yellow-toned teeth).

Brown or green (can be mistaken for food in your teeth).

At each orthodontic appointment, don't be scared to request new colors of braces. If you're unsure about the color to select, consult a Sturbridge orthodontist for help. Call now to arrange an appointment to learn more about how to spice up your braces.