Gold-Plated

• Ordinary braces are steel, but patients allergic to the nickel in the steel can opt for a gold-plated version of the type of braces everyone is most familiar with.
  
  

Ceramic

• Clear ceramic braces are similar to ordinary braces, but are the color of the patient's teeth.
  
  

Clear

• Invisalign is the brand name of a type of clear retainer that is an alternative to regular steel or gold plated steel braces.
  
  

Lingual

• Lingual braces are braces that are placed behind a person's teeth; they are are less visible to others.
  
  

Various shapes

• Braces can also come in different shapes such as hearts, starts, footballs, baseballs and flowers.