Wow, you're going through exactly what I went through two weeks ago. My lower-right was so incredibly impacted; in my case he had to cut it up and take it out...
Flossing was downright painful before braces because my teeth were crammed so tightly together. Now floss goes between them easily, but it's so hard to thread...
Hi Frances! I'm just 18 months younger than you and got my braces put on last February. My scheduled treatment is for 28 months. So far everything is going...
Ouch from me too! I was lucky to get my extractions done prior to banding. But I had 4 dry sockets. Here's to a speedy recovery. And take those pain pills!...
I think I mentioned before that I'm trying a new "career" as a writer. I've dabbled with writing for years, but began a serious pursuit of writing a book a...
Good for you Marilyn, your doing a pretty good job, It will get easier as your teeth become less crowded. My lowers are crowded but I'm sure not as crowded as...
Great job on being in the top ten. Best wishes for a top finish, although you are already a winner getting that far. Congrats. Yes, women in braces CAN...
Today is much better. I'm down to vicodin only at night and ibuprofen during the day. I started taking my antibiotics only because the oral surgeon's office...
Glad you're doing better! Sorry to hear you had an infection, though; that's a bummer. I *somehow* managed to avoid it, even though a couple times I felt...
Hi everyone! Well yesterday I had to go in for yet more molds of my mouth. I thought I was done, but apparently not. (Now I am!) These are special ones that...
I too find flossing a pain in the neck. However, I noticed that when I didn't have braces, my teeth and gums felt a lot better if I flossed. I have always...
Well, It's been a month now since I got my braces on. I went in on Monday to have some seperators put in. The ortho didn't do a very good job on one of them...
Sounds like you are moving along, minus those few minor setbacks. Good luck on your interview. :) I think most of the time when WE think we talk funny, nobody...
These two posts remind me of a couple of amusing stories. I always feel self conscious about my speech with my bite plate in, especially since I have to talk...
Hi everyone! Had my second ortho visit today. Its been a little over a month now. Today they installed the final two brackets on my lower front. I had to have...
Mouth finally got used to the new molar bands. The first four days in Florida on my vacation were brutal as my tongue was so abused from the inside cleats...
I wouldn't worry too much about having all those different opinions, hopefully you are receiving the best ideas of all those orthos put together. Team work. ...
Hi Warren. Isn't it neat when you can sense progress right away? I'm waiting to get two of my top teeth rewired, as well, since I kept popping off o-rings and...
... <lilwolfe006@y...> wrote: A ... I've had that same problem -- most soft foods tend to be carbs. I'm not totally on a carb free diet, but when your mouth...
I have a lingual bar along the inside of my bottom teeth to hold the molars back and keep them from drifting forward into the extraction sites. The bar has a...
My ortho, who is a teaching professor at Columbia University, says that the problem of spots being left on the teeth, which PF is intended to prevent, is not a...
... Yeah, let's just say it was pretty awful. I was seriously having to hold back my gag reflexes. And for the lower he had me lying back and the saliva was...
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