My gap has filled in finally!!! That means that I'm fully regulated. And there's no more work to be done! yay! How long do you think they'll leave it on now?...
My braces came off the day my teeth were as perfectly aligned as they could be. In my case, the retainers were what let the "roots settle", as I wore them...
I had an appointment to see the jackass on Monday, June 27 in the morning. As usual it was a remarkable experience. He comes in the room and says something...
I decided to go to the ortho a week later, when I felt a lot better. I was so lucky I was able to get an appointment the same day I called. Once again, I had a...
Howdy - First of all the word "Jackass" is too kind of a word to describe this dude. What a jerk. I would have thrown him across the room and moved some of...
Hey, it's good to hear from you. Wow, I read both of your stories. Who gave this guy a license? He sounds totally unreal. I just do not know how you even...
Oh good Lord! Cut your losses and run! Find a new ortho ASAP and report the old one to the appropriate governing board. And tell everyone in town not to go...
Now I'm going to tell you about my wonderful ortho. <G> At my last visit they told me that my palatal arch and lingual bar would come off at the next visit....
Good luck today! Let us know how it goes. Chris in St. Louis Braces 11 months ... From: Marilyn Date: 08/22/05 21:38:45 To: adultswithbraces@yahoogroups.com ...
The palatal arch and lingual bar, that is. And boy does my tongue feel like it has tons of room in my mouth. I do have to start wearing a rubber band on one...
That's good to here. Glad to see you have the extra room now. Bet you glad to have that weight all gone. Chris Marilyn Puett <mpuett@...> wrote: The...
Sorry folks for the delay in posting the third chapter to my story....lol, but here it goes: I saw him again on Wednesday, August 10 ready to spar with him...
Hi, my name is Kristeen. I am 35 years old and am getting braces on Thursday. I am not excited at all about getting them at my age and for the second ...
Welcome to the group, Kristeen. Good luck with your second time around with braces. What happened the first time, was it that all the problems were not fixed...
Congrats on getting your braces off!! Yay!! :) Hopefully the Essix were made right and you can live happily ever after. I hated my Essix with a passion....
You're not old at all! I'm 54 and have been in braces for the past 18 months. And this is my first time! Trust me, most people won't notice cause they're...
Just got back from my 12th adjustment, can it be that many already!! 20 months in braces. I was hoping to get rid of the top to bottom elastics, well i did! ...
Hi everyone, I am so grateful for this forum as I always receive lots of information from each of you and although I dont post as often I do read. I have had...
Hi Kristi. Definitely ask your ortho. But do keep in mind, quite often it is that case that your teeth/bite must get worse, before it can get better. My...
Keep up the awesome progress. Gotta love those elastics. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has...
Ever since I got my retainers, I've been coughing non-stop, even when I take them off. It's been hell for me because I'm coughing uncontrollably. It's worse...
If you are even coughing after you take them off, could it be unrelated to your retainers (and just coincidental)? -Yvonne ... Ever since I got my retainers,...
I have no clue as to the coughing. Could it be a coincidence that you caught a cough right when you got your retainers? I don't know what invisalign cleaning...