I'm off for my first adjustment today and possibly spacers in my rear teeth. The bad things is i'm to stand up in a wedding this weekend and look pain free!...
Sounds good, I also am looking forward to this same progress you describe. I am going in for my first adjustment today after my initial brackets were set and...
I too had the same question and asked my ORTHO about it, it is completely normal. They make sure your teeth/roots can handle such a shock long before they...
Best of luck to you today, and over the weekend. ... From: Jim Bennin To: adultswithbraces@yahoogroups.com Sent: 7/1/03 3:45 AM Subject: [adultswithbraces] 1st...
Hi everyone Had my 4th adjustment today. Heck are my bottom teeth aching. He replaced the powerchain taking it right back to the last molar this time, both...
It didn't hurt although my bottom gums are a little swollen from where they had to sand off the glue and they couldn't entirely avoid my gums since those teeth...
Hi Sue. So glad to hear you had a good 4th adjustment today. We are in this together, as I just had my 4th adjustment last week. I was surprised when I...
I just went for my 1st adjustment and spacers....so far they aren't too bad. Of course they will stay a bit tender, but nothing like when I first got them put...
I am sooo jelous - getting to see your teeth without brackets on them, and being able to eat anything again... But alas soon enough I will be there too. So...
Congrats on the great progress so far Sue!! I still tend to favour one side of my mouth - not really to do with pain, but just cause they aren't really well...
Sometimes they do really get in there forcing that arch wire into place don't they?! When they first tied in my one tooth that had been in behind the others...
I have to get the rest of the molds done of my "new" teeth and then it will take 4 to 6 weeks to receive the aligners. Invisalign actually determines the...
Does anyone have Lingual Braces? Well I'm in my 2nd year of college and I need braces, but I'm a bit self conscious of meeting people cuz of the braces.. does...
Only your ortho would know for sure but speaking from experience with Damon brackets, which are very similar, I¹d say yes. My ortho told me I¹d spend a lot...
I have the speed braces, and I was told by my ortho at the original consult that they would reduce my time in braces "significantly". They also have the...
Speaking of teeth moving quickly Kenda, how are things going for you - you haven't said much about yourself lately? ... with Damon ... I¹d spend a ... Damons...
Hi, My teeth are moving well. I¹ve been out of state on vacation so I haven¹t posted in a while. I have my next appointment next week. I have a stubborn ...
I posted a photo of me sans brackets. Work still needs to be done..my bite is off, some spaces need to be closed and the upper arch needs alignment but it's a...
Had my first adjustment today - nothing much to talk about but I did manage to get one of my very crooked lower molars put on the line with the rest of the...
Having only posted two days ago just checked out my sore back teeth and mangled gums to see the wires are now poking out about 1/8" - can't believe they've...
That IS some quick movement. I had some quick movement like that in the beginning when my few crooked teeth were going into place. But now I think proper...