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Metal Mouth Movers

August 11, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Dental Braces and Moving

It happens sometimes: we begin orthodontic treatment, and life takes us to a new destination. Changing orthodontists mid-treatment can be tricky. You have all this stuff in your mouth, and somebody has to take care of it!

Filed Under: During Braces, General

Mask-and-Snorkel

August 12, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Braces and Snorkeling or Scuba Diving

by Kevin DuPre, ArchWired reader Recently I went on a Caribbean cruise vacation, but not before getting braces. My braces were on for about 3 weeks before we traveled, and having taken my snorkeling gear to Hawaii last

Filed Under: During Braces, Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

Pregnancy-Illustration

August 12, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Dental Braces and Pregnancy

by Mary from Oregon, ArchWired Reader As a little girl I always imagined what it would be like being pregnant and having a baby. However, in all my dreams and plans would I have imagined that I would be pregnant and wearing

Filed Under: During Braces, Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

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August 13, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

All About Orthodontic Power Chains

Your orthodontist may have told you that you need to have power chains on your braces. What does this mean? Power chains are made of the same type of elastic material as the elastic ligatures (the o-shaped elastics that hold

Filed Under: During Braces

Braces-and-Romance

August 13, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Dental Braces and Romance

The question comes up time and again on the Metal Mouth Message Board: will the gals (or guys) find my braces to be a turn-off? Will I be destined to spend the next few years in a dateless wasteland? If you're single and

Filed Under: During Braces

Romantic-Roses

August 13, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Dental Braces In The Bedroom

The content in this article is intended for people ages 18 years and older.   Here's a rather cloistered topic that many adults think about but rarely bring into the open: how does having braces affect your sex life? This

Filed Under: During Braces

Headgear-Model

August 16, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

What It’s Like To Wear
Headgear As An Adult

The following is an excerpt from the site formerly known as M's MouthWear Forum, Sun, Aug 2, 1998. It may be a bit old, but the advice still holds up for today! Headgear in Public For the record, I am a 31-year-old male,

Filed Under: Before Getting Braces, During Braces

Woman-In-Headgear

August 16, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

A Few Words About Headgear

  by Adrian Vogt, DDS, MSD Headgear is typically used in growing patients to correct overbites by holding back the growth of the upper jaw, allowing the lower jaw to catch up. Headgear needs to be worn approximately

Filed Under: By Dental Professionals, During Braces

Orthodontic-Headgear

August 18, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Headgear Hell (A Funny Story)

by Dave from NY, NY - ArchWired Reader Nobody grows up dreaming of wearing headgear. Nobody even has nightmares of wearing headgear, either. They always figure that it’ll happen to someone else, or that modern dentistry will

Filed Under: During Braces, Humorous Reader Stories, Just For Fun, Reader Stories Tagged With: Embarrassing Braces Stories

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