For those whose treatment included elastics, how do/did retainers help you maintain your correction? I can see how they help stabilize the new position of ...
I've been wearing rubber bands to correct a mild underbite and crossbite for the past two months. I've gotten to the point where my jaw has moved to ...
Hi all! I have a question. I had to get four molars pulled to make room (got them out in February). Three of them came out easily, but my molar on the...
I didn't have any problems with extractions, but did just want to say that I'm sorry to hear of the trouble you are having. Good luck getting answers and...
I had my sleep study last night. They told me that I would have a split test. They would do the sleep first and then halfway through switch over and work on...
I've been wearing elastics for about three months now and my teeth/jaws have moved to the point where I no longer have an underbite. The problem is that my ...
I had an underbite corrected. I remember there were rough times when the teeth were not aligned well at all and I am shocked I never chipped a tooth. But...
My husband has obstructive sleep apnea and had a sleep study. He actually had two, one for the initial test to diagnose, and the second to fit the mask and...
I had braces when I was 18 years old. I only had them on the bottom and wore a halwley retainer on top. After the braces came off I had a bonded retainer and...
Not sure what you need tips on. But if you mean making them look better, if you have silver braces go with the silver powerchains. I tried color several...
Try not to worry so much about how they look... personally, I think they look less wierd when I have colored ones, than the silver... Singing the song... ...
The name sounds familiar, but i think it was in my spam folder. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...
Well after 3 years and 8 months I am finally braces free. They came off on tuesday. I never thought this day would come. The removal took about 20 minutes,...
Congrats! It must feel great to be brace free. Thanks so much for sharing your story. I get mine off in two weeks so it is nice to hear what to expect. I...
congratulations on your 'graduation' mike! and kristeen, speaking of temperature sensitive, i'm having it only on my lower right jaw. it even gives me the...
The bottom one is glued on and that is going ok, a little hard to floss but not as bad as the braces. I go in for the molds for the top retainer tomorrow and...
I had the same exact thing in the same exact spot. It was really bad the last couple months. Anything other than warm food was not fun, the colder the worse...
Yes, he's a throw back from back in the old days that has been trying to joing this group for forever but I won't let him. His previous emails have all been ...
I was surfing through the photo pages on this site and came across pics of headgear. They still use them. what for? Hope and pray I dont need them. I am being...
Don't worry about getting headgear. Headgear is mostly used to treat a Class II (overbite) problem in growing children. There are other reasons it use it...
Looking to hear stories of any other adults who are being or have been treated with TMJ disorders.... I have recenttly been diganosed and am currently being...
I believe the moderator means bizarre in this particular case is someone who has a brace fetish. Yes, people somehow get pleasure out of others having braces....
April has it correct. This person has been trying to join this group for about three years now. He started by saying bizarre things about how he liked women...
Dear Members, I have been receiving additional emails from a potential member named VARIAN asking about membership. I stated before that he's been trying to...
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