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Well, I've had serious bonding on my centrals for at least 11 years and it hasn't given me any problems. In fact, most folks didn't know...although my teeth were rather 'large'. Hmmm... I don't want veneers. If I chose to not have any build-up on my centrals and laterals I suppose my teeth wont meet...

Okay...so I've been in braces for over a year now. I have spacing issues in the upper and lower arches that are being addressed. I had bonding done on my centrals due to a pretty large diastima. My ortho has been taking off the bonding at each appointment and I was under the impression that all of i...

I had my second adjustment yesterday morning. I also was delighted to be equipped with a power chain. My appointment was at 9am and by the time I came home from work my gap was completely closed.

Thanks for your replies. I will definetely talk to my Ortho at my next appointment. I'll let you know what he says.

I've been in braces for almost 3 months and was using flouride mouthwash religiously. I noticed brown staining on my teeth and subsequently found out that CPC can cause teeth to stain. I know there have been quite a few discussions on this forum however I couldn't find any posts with info on how to ...