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- Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:42 am
- Forum: Monthly Braces Poll
- Topic: April Braces Poll
- Replies: 16
- Views: 34613
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:35 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Mark, 31, reacquainted with braces...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8485
I've been pretty good using the plastic retainers every other night since last September. At first they were quite awkward to fit, and sometimes they are difficult to remove in the mornings, but I'm more or less used to them now. Does anyone else have the wires fixed to the backs of their front teet...
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:00 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Mark, 31, reacquainted with braces...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8485
Wow....I can't believe those are the same teeth either!!!! You must be so excited to smile naked! Thank you :) Yes, I'm very happy with the result; and after only a year and a few months. I was expected a couple of years at least, but my teeth moved easily. I'm so glad I didn't go with the first or...
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:38 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Mark, 31, reacquainted with braces...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8485
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:10 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Mark, 31, reacquainted with braces...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8485
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:57 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Mark, 31, reacquainted with braces...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8485
21st September, 2007 - Braces off :)
It's been more than a year since I posted (I said I was a lousy diary-keeper), but this week I had my braces off :D Here is the result. On the left, June 2006 (orthodontist's photo); and on the right, September 2007 (my own photo from this afternoon): http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3595/myteethj...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:44 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: I can't floss!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 8832
It took me quite a few weeks to get used to flossing with braces - it was extremely awkward to start with. Now I can easily floss without the threading tool; the only difficulty being the days when there's movement of the teeth and some areas are too sore. I usually use Oral-B mint-waxed floss. I ne...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:31 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Metal vs. Ceramic
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2311
- Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:34 pm
- Forum: The Bracket Club
- Topic: another new victim
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4663
- Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:52 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Mark, 31, reacquainted with braces...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8485
- Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Bracket Club
- Topic: another new victim
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4663
Ah yes, KK, I typed the wrong thing; I meant the ligatures :P I suppose fortunately I don't make very many curries (my gf doesn't like them much), but there are probably other foods that will cause staining. What about things like coffee? I enjoyed a couple of Wild Turkey and Cokes last night. I've ...
- Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:00 am
- Forum: The Bracket Club
- Topic: Braces... again.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1476
They are awkward, for at least a couple of weeks (it took me about a week to remember what it was like again; the last time was when I was 12 years old). Your mouth and lips will adjust to the temporary extensions to your teeth; it just takes a bit of time. As the teeth move, the brackets and things...
- Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:41 am
- Forum: The Bracket Club
- Topic: another new victim
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4663
Originally posted by pippy AM still eating funny, not because they hurt but because I can't bring myself to chew on the extraction gaps, I had just got back into eating everything by nibbling through it on my front teeth...and now they are out of commission. The only teeth I have left to chew on ha...
- Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:12 am
- Forum: The Bracket Club
- Topic: another new victim
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4663
I cooked a meal for myself and my gf this evening of grilled fillet steak, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli and carrots and pumpkin with gravy. Most of that is very soft and easy to eat with braces. With the steak, I cut it into smaller pieces (and fillet steak from the grill is very soft and tende...
- Fri Jul 14, 2006 3:12 am
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: Mark, 31, reacquainted with braces...
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8485
Photo, 14 July 2006
I suppose it'd be interesting to keep a photo log of how things are progressing, so after a quick photo session with myself here's a photo, one month after having braces again:
July 2006
They're already visibly on the move
July 2006
They're already visibly on the move