three months past braces and my teeth are doing good in that area. I wonder if that is because my ortho seemed to take forever to finish my treatment(3 years 7...
yeah, it's open on weekends. that's a good thing isn't it? the clinic closes every monday. the staff and ortho sure never experience any monday blues :D ...
is there any way for the non-voters to view the poll's result? i don't think i'm eligible for the poll since i'm still on braces. but i'd like to know the...
If you vote, you should be able to see the results. You can vote while in braces, that is fine. ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
Well, I messed up the original poll when I added a choice for those who are still in braces and had no root canals. It erased all the old votes and started...
HI! if you had to get an expander before you got braces and you are say over 40 did you need to have the surgery to break the bone in your palate first ?...
I was 28 when I got mine and yes, I had the surgery and was told I had to otherwise my jaw wouldn't move since I was done growing. (Unlike in kids where their...
Asking opinions, having 2 upper bicuspids removed, I will probably have an option of novacaine or anesthesia, what are your experiences? Is the novacaine...
Hello all, I've had braces on my upper arch for about 3 months now, and just had the lower arch fitted last week. Now, I find that I am having a very difficult...
I loved those little tools in the dental aisle, kind of look like mini pipe cleaners. They were great for cleaning underneath the wires and brackets. And...
When I had 4 premolars pulled, I insisted on going to an oral surgeon and paid extra for the twilight sleep (as opposed to just novacaine). I get too much...
Mike, did you find out about closing that gap ... will a retainer do the trick? ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of...
... do ... area. I ... finish ... fillings ... have ... knows ... Hey Mike, Some smaller gaps can be closed using a retainer. But your ortho will know best....
that brings up a question regarding whitening. Does it damage your teeth, and do people normally do this after braces are off or before they are put on? I...
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So I have had my braces on for 13 days now. I can eat basically anything now. I even was brave enough to eat chips and salsa at lunch today. I love cleaning my...
yay for you. You and I must have gotten our braces on around the same time, although I'm not counting days. My daughter did encourage me, though, she said,...
From what I have learned from my dentist, whitening does cause increased tooth sensitivity. If that is a problem for you, it is ill advised. When my daughter...
I'm unfamiliar with the grinding, other than hear my nephew sound like he was crunching rocks as he slept, but don't have any experience with what you're...
I have tried even the whitening tooth paste and experienced increased sensitivity, but I have that problem and have to use sensodyne. Plus, I was told not to...
I used a high strenth at home whitening and got very sensitive teeth (but only while using the product). I did do permanent damage to a tooth that had a...
If you use whitening toothpaste your teeth will whiten but the braces will cause white spots where the braces are. ... increased sensitivity, but I have that...
ai would get some of those small proxi-brushes, they can get into place a regular toothbrush cant. I also bought a sonicare toothbrush - the best investment...
you will need to do the whitening after the braces come off or else you will have spots that were under the brackets that will be a different color. ... From:...
I had pretty white teeth before my braces went on and I didn't have any problems when they came off. I had them professionally whitened when they came off and...
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