I opted for traditional metal. My dentist said the end result will be more or less the same whether it’s metal or ceramic.

The only reason to go for ceramic is it’s less noticeable. I was a bit shy to wear at the beginning lol. After wearing for close to a month already, i feel like the braces don’t bother me anymore.

Damon is a brand of self ligating type of braces. There are other brands.

Traditional braces make use of elastic ligatures to hold wires to brackets. Self ligating braces use door mechanism to hold the wires so no elastic ligatures.

You can change colour of those elastics on traditional braces if you’re into that sort of stuff. Since self ligating don’t use elastic ligature, there’s no colour option.

Some people say self ligating is easier to clean due to absence of elastic ligature. Personally, i don’t find it difficult to clean my teeth with things like water flosser and electric toothbrush. Flossing is the one that takes up most time to do.

Depends on the braces type and the place. 11-12k is expensive if it’s conventional metal. Ceramic is probably around that range. Not sure about JB prices but I paid RM5k for mine back in 2020 (KL).