Tiana, Sorry to hear about all the problems you've been having. Believe me, I've also been a "challenge" patient for my orthodontist so I know where you're...
One thing I have noticed in most of the pictures and comments I have seen regarding braces "installation" or bonding, is that most of you had your braces...
I think I'm losing my mind, because I think I asked about this when I got my braces on back in late February. I remember now that the process is called...
Are impressions for braces removal taken before you get the braces removed or at a visit before they are removed,,thus meaning that the impressions are...
Vicki, do you have the speed type braces (damons, etc)? ... From: Vicki To: adultswithbraces@yahoogroups.com Sent: 8/2/04 2:44 PM Subject: [adultswithbraces]...
My impressions were taken after bracket removal and Essix retainer was made right there and sent home with me all same day. Now, had I got Hawleys right from...
Does this matter on how crooked and crowded your teeth are before you have braces fitted?? My teeth where all over the shop in the beginning so maybe that's...
Had my 5th adjustmnet today, where has the time gone? 10 months down - 20 more to go. Jeez Not much interesting this time. Just changed the Ligs. and the...
I just started invisalign to correct some lower crowding, upper spaces and a slight overbite. I'm surprized by the amount of pain/pressure that I'm feeling the...
Hey Mike. Congrats on 10 months completed. The time really does go fast. Remember, sometimes you have to look worse before you get better. You'll get there...
How much ibuprofen are you taking? ASK your doctor first, but if pain got really bad I took as much as 800 mg several times a day. Or, you might try a...
I got mine installed one at a time. 9 months later he repositioned a couple of them. My teeth were crooked (well more crooked) than my pic now shows. ... ...
Hello everyone! Hope you're all having a great summer. Mine has been busy with all sorts of stuff. I'm seven months in to my treatment and had my 5th (I...
Hi Marilyn, it is always great to hear from you. So glad you are making excellent progress. I think you will like those every 4 week appointments. And I hope...
Hey guys, I am much more used to my braces now and the pain is pretty much gone. Whew! Last night, or this morning, I had a dream that my front brackets were...
Does anyone have this toothbrush and if so, do you think it is doing an excellent job? I am very good about brushing and flossing but am still getting...
Very nice of you to check in ;) lol - good to see your progressing well. ... been busy with all sorts of stuff. ... regular visit yesterday. I had 3 emergency...
I went to the ortho today for an adjustment and was pretty much told the same thing. Not about the toothbrush that you mentioned, but that I have a buildup of...
i have had this toothbrush for a little over a year now. i know its real expensive ($130) but i think its worth it. i got one for my brother and sister, as a...
Thanks for your opinion on the Rota-dent, they are sold brand new on eBay and sell for about $73 + about $10 for shipping. Next time you need replacement...
My Ortho office takes the impressions with the brackets still on. I had a long talk with the assistant. She explained it like this: You come in, they take...
i never looked on ebay for them...i was always kinda afriad that maybe they wouldnt be "new" but ppl rewraping them or something, cuz that would be easy to do...
That's a good question. I have no clue, but you know when you look up almost anything on orthodontic websites, the person in brackets almost always already...
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I thought that y'all may be interested in seeing a sample of a cookbook that was written for people with braces. It has lots of recipes and plenty of helpful...
Has anyone ever had to have a filling replaced with their braces on? I may have a loose filling in a banded molar and I was wondering what the procedure would...
Fortunately, the only dental work I needed done in my 15 months in braces was on my unbanded molar. I had a root canal, crown elongation (gum surgery) and a...
Thanks! To further complicate things, I am scheduled for my jaw surgery in 2 weeks. I'm hoping to not have to delay the surgery due to this filling, but...
Hi all, I would like to know if people use insurance for the ortho and other dental work much. I've just got a breakdown of everything that needs to be done...
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