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i've had my left lateral incisor banded for about 3 months now.. and within the past days i've seen the most movement.. even people state so... its odd to think that teeth move when they want sometimes and not when expected. btw before and after pics.. im only halfways through http://i90.photobucket...

like 11 or so months in ( i forget ) i dont even think about them... i don't mind how i look in them if anything i like em.. sitting around a few days ago and relized im at mid point and was surprised that time flew like it did .. i wont miss the pain they can give you but may as well make the best ...

Yea first with round with PC's on my lowers in three different places.. this is now the evening of the 2'nd day later and just a dull ache in my jaw.. nothing sharp... just there.. driving me nuts hah..no chewing in sight for me at the moment .. time for liquid bread hah

I'll hop on the bandwagon with the age's im 23 here

Morning all, thanks blindboarder and staceyr for the words of encouragement .. this morning its tender slight jaw ache, a bit worse from last night, it does hurt but mostly just a real dull ache deep in jaw, i can say woofing down a bacon burger is out of the question today hah which is good i neede...

well so to date this whole braces experiance has been a breeze.. few tender days "after" the adjustment.. well today my ortho gave me a few little surprises.. first off i hear her say to her assistant we need to widen his lower arch out and elevate some teeth, ( a small alarm bell in my mi...

yea a wobbly tooth is fine ( if anything the braces help keep it from falling out, not that it would.. so no worrys about that) and its cool to know someone has the same coil arrangement i did and for me i had to wear them all the way up till last adjustment..

Its okay lisa, heh i had that feeling of looking like a monkey with my braces on ( the whole thick lips look ) i had mine on for about 9 months or so and yes the feeling does go away.. sooner for others more than later.. and yes the pain will go away.. its going to hurt your cheeks till they roughen...

for myself... in the start the ortho saw me.. evaluated my case.. then the techs came in took the molds and everything the ortho looked it over.. and told me this and that and a few teeth had to be hauled out here, and there.. and bam here we go.. ( long story short lol ) when it came to the actual ...

My first consult and second opinion both required extractions.. My current ortho gave me the option of not removing them and just flaring all my teeth out :shock: i looked at her wondering if she was serious.. id have horse teeth .. so to the question yes i am very happy.. and wouldnt change a thing

here's the deal, couple days ago in one of my eating fits ( the pain from the adjustment had worn off so i was hungery! :twisted: ) long story short i was eating with my elbow propped on the desk and it slipped, well i had the fork in my mouth and it hooked the wire and spring on my left side... it ...

had them in for all four months... just now got my bottom ones taken off..

Congrats on getting started... yea spacers are more aggrevating than anything.. ( feels like ya got huge chunks of streak forever caught in your teeth ) they wern't bad at all for me.. but things may differ for you ... as for the pain give it a week and it should die down a bit..

they're a big boost to my selfesteem! makes me want to smile again btw.. erika. i love that you highlighted the broccili!! i always have some sort of matter wrapped around my braces.. wouldnt surprise me to wake up and find a buick in there one day

I really like your brackets and yes i noticed some movement as well, i noticed a question i may be able to answer! I dont have any bands or brackets on my back molars though, and I assume something will have to go back there. Maybe the pain will really kick in once they are braced too? my first two ...