Yes they do but NYU is much closer to me Blue--- In adultswithbraces@yahoogroups.com, "spgny" ... It ... WOULD ... needed. ... behind ... going ... soon...
Hey Thanks!!! Have wires on top ( Bottom bracketed but not wire yet) and ties and really no pain at all.Some pressure but really ,it's nothing. I had to only...
I posted two new pics in the photo section. One was the one of me with the finishing bands. The other is what they look like now that they're off. I might...
Hi guys, I am just about getting my braces. After all the thinking on whether to do or not (for months and years) the only remaining question is now, which...
Hi Peter, I think it's a very personal decision. I am also 30 but a female, and I notice lots of people my age and older with both types of brackets. I have...
Congrats on your decision to get braces, I think you will be very happy when you start seeing your new smile transform. What type of brackets have been...
Hi Peter, Do you have Damon brackets in Europe? Damon has come out with a part ceramic, part metal bracket. Just a few orhtos in the US have permission from...
Hi Peter, Do you have Damon brackets in Europe? Damon has come out with a part ceramic, part metal bracket. Just a few orhtos in the US have permission from...
I kind of missed my braces at first also. The retainers are not a huge deal getting used to, but were just different. I think what I mainly missed with the...
I've been in ceramics on top for almost a year, and metal on bottom for three months and there are positives and negatives of both. Ceramics are much nicer...
Dear all, thanks so much for your answers. I am surprised of getting so many in such a short timeframe. Great forum. It seems again that the Americans are...
Hi Peter, I am 34 now but was 32 when I got the braces. I chose the porcelain brackets which were more expensive than the traditonal. They are also more...
When I visited my ortho in January and set up my next appointment, I decided to wait until after my vacation instead of getting an adjustment the day before I...
... I can't speak for the elastic ties since I'm doing Invisalign, but I can tell you that the new Two Hour Whitening from Rembrandt is GREAT. I used it this...
Hi, you can get your ties changed without an adjustment. I wanted new "fresh looking" alastics on my upper teeth befor i went on vacation, too. And i got them...
I would also ask about getting the elastics changed without getting an adjustment. I would avoid having whiteners around my teeth at all while the braces were...
Hi, everyone. I recently joined this group and have found the messages posted to be very informative and helpful. I just got metal braces put on 2/9/05. My...
Hi Twiggy, welcome to the group. Congrats on getting braces, I wish you all the best with your treatment. Sounds like you are well informed as to how to stay...
I use the sonicare toothbrush. In my opinion its the best one out there. Does a grear job of keeping things clean! I have been using it since before I got...
Hi Twiggy, I used a Braun electric toothbrush all through my treatment with braces. My ortho gives them to all of his patients because there is a head made...
I also use a Sonicare and it works great for me. I just came back from a cleaning and my hygenist says that I'm doing pretty good....luckily, she didn't say...
I'm a Sonicare toothbrush user too. They do an excellent job of cleaning your teeth, and it feels like you don't have to scrub as hard, or put any effort into...
I will have to give a thumbs up to the sonicare. I bought one just after I got my braces and it has done a great job. I was told by my ortho to dont be scared...
I used a Crest electric toothbrush before I got braces and switched to manual after I got them because I feel my teeth are cleaner. I wish I wasn't too cheap...
Look on ebay, thats where i got mine, was just about half price. I just bought four heads for just a little more than two would have cost me at walmart. ... ...
I had made a New Years resolution that I would be more active in this group and then right after New Years we decided to buy a new house. So I'm up to my...
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