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I've been in braces for almost 18 months (december 10th will be 18 months) and i'm just getting really frustrated. My treatment time is 18-24 months. I had a really bad overbite and huge gap between my top front teeth and my bite was really bad. I'm getting frusterated because at my adjustment about...

I've had a forsus spring on my left side since february. My ortho said that as soon as my bite was lined up it could come out, but apparently its decided to be stubborn so now i also have another spring along my bottom left and an elastic from my top right canine to my bottom left canine. My problem...

I had a powerchain on my top front four teeth for a few months then later one on each side as well. i had a lot of gaps. i had a huge gap between my front teeth and like you it closed very quickly and my teeth were always sore after i got a new one. after my gap in the front was closed i still had a...

ive had the forsus spring since february and it has done wonders. i didnt have a choice it was part of my treatment plan. i finally get mine off as soon as my left side lines up (almost there) and i dont know what im in for next but im glad i had it. after awhile i forgot it was even there. and its ...

I totally know how you feel. I was over them by a year and every month just seems to go by slower. I cant wait to get mine off and see people that I went to school with (especially the ones who used to torment me because of my teeth, I never thought I'd actually want to run into the jerks who used t...

I've had the forsus spring on my left side since february, i didn't have elastics mine is to help fix my alignment because i woulnt have jaw surgury. I was scared at first but it's not too bad. It is pretty painfull at first because of all the pressure and it takes a while to get used to it. You can...

I thought the same thing before i got mine on, but its been the best decision i've ever made. i didn't have to get extractions but there was a possibility of jaw surgury but thanks to this werid spring thing i have i dont need it now. This is my second time in braces. I got them when i was 15 and go...

I got my braces on in June 2008 and got one spring in February. It's still really uncomfortable for me. The past two times I've been to the ortho he just put in some small dot thing in the spring and it made it feel tighter. I go back on the 18th of this month and I really hope that it made some kin...