I'll tell you why -- denial. :) ... I cannot believe the patients who abandon their retainers, both kids and adults. I just don't get it, why someone would...
Ok, that good to know, i will have to check into that open bite when i get my retainers. I know with all i have paid for braces, i will definately be on the...
It is too bad the parent(s) cannot educate the child. If I paid money for a child to have braces, I would be darn sure the child wore their retainers as...
Hello all, well today I had my braces put on. The spacers did there job but just though. They had a vary hard time geting the bands on ouch.All and all it went...
Hi Tim. Sounds like overall you are doing ok. Take it one day at a time. Remember, some minor discomfort is generally a sign that the braces are doing their...
I had my regular adjustment on Tuesday morning. They took out my lower archwire, made some adjustments to it and put it back in. Then they wired everything...
Wow, I didn't get elastics until I was almost done with treatment. It's amazing how different orthodontists do things differently, but the results are all very...
WOW! Two weeks?! I can feel a difference if I don't wear my elastics for two hours! I'm freaked out about not getting my retainers the same day that I get ...
Hi Tim, In a way, I think I'm going to miss the braces because they are a great conversation starter/icebreaker. You'll find yourself noticing people with...
Congratulations, Marilyn!! That is great news. I do have a question, though ... did I read right that you will just have a retainer for 2 years? I would be...
Marilyn that is good news, after 27 months soon you will be brace free. April <anf_redrider@...> wrote: Congratulations, Marilyn!! That is great news. ...
Hi Vicki, I did not think I would have elastics so early ,my daughter did not have them until much later, I asked and was told that this just the start of...
Hi Vicki, you are right I I have noticed all types of people in braces. The installation of my braces went well, my teeth were still vary tight even with the...
Hi everyone, I figured I would check back since I've been without braces for almost a year now. Today, I had to make an unscheduled orthodontist visit. Last...
My braces are coming off this Monday :-) May 19th will be a year since I got them on. I'm so excited that they are coming off! I'll be getting a lower wire...
I'm scheduled for debanding on June 6, but when I was in for my last adjustment 2 weeks ago, the tech told me if my bottom center teeth didn't move into...
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Hi Megan. Congrats on your removal. That was quick! I have a strong gag reflex too. Removal was not too bad. It is the molds for your retainers that you...
Marilyn, good luck with your removal on June 6. And if you end up using Crest Whitestrips or something similar, please share your experience here. I've been...
Yeah...I'm very bad with the molds. I remember last year I made them keep spraying my mouth with the anaesthetic. My motivation this time is that the braces...
The spray does help. So does anti-anxiety pills. lol. I needed those. I think the fear is worse than the actual action. I kept trying to tell myself ......
Well, I just got home from the orthodontist. Those picutres look pretty close to what I have for the lower. On my upper Hawley they added a spring to help...
You'll get used to them. It does take about a week or so to learn how to talk with them in, but I went through the same adjustment period with Essix also....
Mine were made at the office. They did them in Glow in the Dark Green. I figure since I only wear them at night, it would be kind of funny. They don't go...
Hi, I just got my braces off today. It feels so nice not to have them on anymore. They put on the back of my bottom front teeth and took the mold on the top...
I've had an Essix retainer for about 11 months before my upper one cracked last week. I just got an upper Hawley and a lower spring yesterday. I noticed with...
Thanks for the info. Does the Essix look like an Invisalign tray? Do people who gag easily have problems with them? ... I ... if ... wear. ... mine. ... on ......
I'm a bigtime gagger. Never gagged yet with the Hawleys, but for some reason did a few times with the Essix, but nothing major. Yes, the Essix look like...
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