I've had my braces on for a total of 5 weeks. I am 55 years old so I am a bit late in getting started with straightening my teeth - better late than never. I...
I've had my braces on 6 weeks today. I find it goes in spurts, I can feel which tooth is moving because of how painful it is and then it settles down, but...
Sometimes the treatment felt agressive, and sometimes it felt boring. During those boring times, I got antsy feeling like I wasn't making progress. How often...
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I have the first adjustment next Wednesday. I'm not quite sure what to expect - I just hope he doesn't press too hard on the teeth. They are quite tender and...
Does anyone have any info or recommendations for oral irrigators besides waterpiks? I'm wondering if some of the pricier brands work better. Viajet is about...
At my retainer checkup today, the retainer i had was holding my upper teeth and also trying to close a gap on my left side. Looks like it worked well - no gap...
yay, congratulations to you. Awesome. So, curious, how long did they orignally tell you they would be on and how long were they actually on for total? Mike...
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I guess he never really said how long. I had the first one about three months. the next one that was closing the gap, i had for a month.The clear one i have...
Ok... I'm the newest member. My teeth are severely crooked and over- crowded. My 2 sisters and my o;der brother all got the braces that they needed. I'm the...
... they ... severe ... moderate ... Just want to add that my parents just could not afford another kid with braces. Not that I was neglected or anything like...
Hi Jim! Welcome. :) I have had my braces now for a year and a half. I asked my orthodontist before my braces were in so that I could make an informed...
Ditto for me, Sandy. I thought that some might flip out, especially because I am a university professor speaking in front of people constantly. Everyone was...
Once you are *looking* for braces, you will see LOTS of adults - all ages - wearing them. And even more who need them :-) FYI - I thought it was really...
I am 52 with braces on for 2 months. I chew on the back teeth only now since my upper teeth are always sore. Jan. 15 is my OS appt. to see about jaw surgery...
I loved my metal ones ... ages - wearing them. And even more who need them :-) ... brackets instead of the metal ones...but the metal ones are actually ...
I was given a choice ... pull 4 premolars (1 from each quadrant) and camoflage my underbite. Or have jaw surgery. The oral surgeon highly recommended I go...
I was told for a decade or two that I would need jaw surgery to expand my upper arch which would have involved cutting the skill on both sides of my molars and...
Hi there, Invisalign I'm sorry to say is only for moderate or mild cases. I have very crooked and crowded teeth as well and that is what I was wanting and the...
my teeth were the worst buck teeth at the top and crooked crowdedness at the bottom. My ortho had my dentist pull two at the top and four at the bottom. I got...
My name is Carmen, I'm 24 ((25 in less then a week)) and I just had my braces put less then 2wks ago. My orthodontist used the Damon System braces and so far,...
Hi Carmen, welcome to the group and congrats on getting your braces. I was pretty excited when I got mine too, as my parents could not afford them for the kids...
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