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August 5, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Reader Stories About
Being In Dental Braces

What is it really like to live with braces on your teeth? How did you make the decision to get them? What does Invisalign feel like? Can you get braces after age 50? These are some of the questions that readers of ArchWired

Filed Under: Reader Stories

TPA Appliance

August 9, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

About the TPA
Orthodontic Appliance

by ArchWired readers Macy in New Hampshire and Stacy in Ohio The TPA (Trans-Palatal Arch) is a thin wire that goes across the roof of the mouth from first molar to first molar. Most people get a TPA to maintain arch

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

August 10, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

My Experience with Invisalign

by Terri, ArchWired.com reader I'm in my late 40's with three teenage boys (two are still in braces, one has finished). My dentist has advised that I get braces for several years. Although my teeth don't look out of

Filed Under: Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

August 10, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

My Experience With Speed Braces

by Michael in Brantford, Ont. Canada; ArchWired Reader I'm 30 years old, and three different dentists over the last seven years have told me that I must do something about my teeth. You see, my lower front teeth are so

Filed Under: Before Getting Braces, Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

August 10, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Husband and Wife:
Braced Together!

by Chris from the Midwest, ArchWired Reader "This will be worth it in the end" has become my mantra these last 10 months. I say it or at least think, probably a couple times in a typical day. What’s "it"? you ask. Well,

Filed Under: Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

August 10, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

A Braces Story from Down Under

by Mark in Melbourne, Australia; ArchWired Reader I can remember way back, when I was primary school about 11 or 12 at the most, there was a dental nurse that came to visit our school twice a year. If you needed fillings

Filed Under: Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

August 10, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Mother of 4 in Braces:
My Experience

by Lisa in Illinois; ArchWired Reader "I'm a 35 year old women with 4 kids....2 are currently in braces. I decided to finally get them put on about a month ago. I went to the dentist seeking the instant gratification of

Filed Under: Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

August 10, 2019 By Lynn Schneider; Editor, ArchWired.com

Why I Got Braces at Age 50

by Helen in California; ArchWired Reader I am a speech-language pathologist working in elementary school. I had been thinking of getting braces for a number of years but could never quite bring myself to the point of

Filed Under: Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

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

Patients’ Experience with
Wilckodontics Surgery

We asked ArchWired.com readers who have had Wilckodontics surgery to tell us about their experiences. This is what they said: Dea Ann, age 56, of Arkansas Dea Ann had her AOO/Wilckodontics procedure done in September 2004.

Filed Under: Before Getting Braces, Getting Jaw Surgery, Other Reader Stories, Reader Stories

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