Now that is a really usefull xmas present :) - I've got one and it's been a revelation. I like the way it's so soft on your gumline and yet cleans your teeth...
Hey guys and gals! Happy New Year to all of you! Hope everyone was safe over the holiday weekend. Friday is my day! I get my braces off in the morning and...
Way to go Angie! Bet you will love your new smile! Please let us know how it goes. Did you have metal or ceramic? I have an adjustment next week and ONLY have...
Congrat! I've had my reatiners just over a yr now and I still were mine 27/7 teeth want to move. I opted for a permanent one on the bottom after a yr. that...
Hi all, I was advised today to start wearing rubberbands to try to close my gaps quicker. I walked out without thinking to ask any questions. They did say to...
I am here! I have been unable to send any email for the last month, but my dh just spent the entire weekend fixing my computer so I am back. On my last ortho...
Hi Tiana! Good to hear from you, and Happy New Year! Wow, sounds like you're making progress! I look forward to the new pictures. My teeth are definitely...
Congrats, Jeff. Sounds like 2005 will be a very happy year for you. Best wishes. ... My ... the ... Eve!!! ... so ... a ... much ... On ... am ... bar ... to...
Hi Angi, congratulations! Best wishes on Friday, I'm sure you will do just fine. Word of advice, you might want to take some OTC pain relief before your...
Rog, I think I'll be a difficult retention case like you. So frustrating. I have to wear my 24/7 and I'm at 6 months. When I have them out an hour or so, I...
As a good rule. IF you take them out put in new one. otherwise I was told to change them every 4 hr. thats like after every meal and before bed. I was told...
I had rubber bands to close gaps for a month, I got the rabbits. I was to wear mine 24/7. I could sometimes eat with them in, but either way was fine. I...
I still have two brackets on my molars with a chain on them to keep the moloars from moving. Yes They do move quick. I usually take mine out for lunch, and...
Hi everyone, one of my coworkers saw me getting orthodontics and decided that she wanted her teeth straightened too, so this week she started the process too!...
That is great! Since I got mine, I have had a few people tell me that they
may do it sometime too now that they see another adult person they know
going...
I got my final panoramic x-rays done last month and my next adjustment is tomorrow. My open bite is finally closed. He said it would take 24-28 months and...
There are 3 others at my work that have sought Ortho since I got braces......Guess someone must make the waters move.....Ummm Teeth...LOL Cjammer ... ...
There was a guy I used to work with who had braces, he was a strong influence on me when I was thinking of finally taking the plunge. I loved having him as a...
Hello all! Quick re-intro--I first posted near the end of October 2004, about 2 weeks before I had my braces put on. I'm 35, mom to an almost 9 year old and...
Regina!! That is great, good luck tomorrow (today) and I hope you hear some really good news. Just a word of caution, wearing the braces a couple of months to...
My ortho told me yesterday I would be done in 3 months (total 18 months). I asked him about the fact that my upper pre-molars do not interlock with lower...
Kim, so glad to hear all is going well. You certainly have a lot going on with your treatment. Best wishes for future success. ... 2 weeks ... old and live ...
AJ, great point. I kind of wish I had kept my braces on longer, retention is a big concern for me as well. So far, so good, the retainers are holding all in...
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