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Ok So its been 5 months and its been a while since I have posted anything so i figured I will just go with an update and some questions. So far after 5 months I have to be honest and say that I haven't really noticed much in terms of how straight/good my teeth look. I can't say that my teeth have st...

Hi...


Your story sounds pretty scary, but I think you have the right idea. Look to the future, thats the only way to be...

Theres always a few bumps in the road, and hopefully we can overcome them and come out the other end tougher.

Oz Kelly

Hello and Welcome.

While it will probably cost you a lot of money, just remember it is an investment into your future. One that will make you feel better in the long run, and one that will give you healthy teeth.

Thats worth a lot in my book!

Good luck with your journey!

Oz Kelly

So I went for my SECOND adjustment yesterday. This forum is great because I go back and check when my LAST adjustment was so I can book in my next appointment (because I work shift work I cant just book it in while I am there, so I usually just ring a few days before and book it in, so its good to b...

Hi and welcome to the club. Altho I'm pretty new myself I found myself reading your tale and thinking that was me only a couple of months ago. The pain comes and goes I think. Like some days I feel fine and other days all my teeth hurt for no good reason (Not just after an adjustment). I found that ...

Hi and welcome to the club. Altho I'm pretty new myself I found myself reading your tale and thinking that was me only a couple of months ago. The pain comes and goes I think. Like some days I feel fine and other days all my teeth hurt for no good reason (Not just after an adjustment). I found that ...

Thanks for the advice. I certainly will be mentioning this to my otho on my next visit. It seems like I was just eating a normal meal and it moved again, I dont think I was doing anything different to normal. Plus I dont brush very hard anyways I am pretty gentle, so I don't know, I never expected t...

About a week aga, I noticed my Arch wire, protruding out the back of my bracket and sticking me in the cheek. After a few days of excess wax use, I went to my ortho thinking he could trim the wire, since I have read here a few times that if your teeth move the wire can some times poke you, so it jus...

Hi and congrats on the big step. I am about 2 months in, and I remember the first few days, I was very scared when eating, esp when biting into food, because I also felt like I was going to bit straight down onto my brackets. But I think after about 2 weeks, it got a little easier, and now nearly 2 ...

Well I survived my first "hit in the face at soccer" incident this week. I have been rather worried about it ever since Brace Day, so I have been playing extra carefully. The Ortho said he would make me a mouth guard but I think I would stand out a little too much. So I have played about 6...

Ok, So it's just over a month since BD, and I just went and had my First Adjustment. I was a bit nervous about what to expect, but I guess I just kept thinking it can't be as bad as getting 3 teeth extracted, Surgery and actually getting the braces on in the first place. Anyways, so I'm in the chair...

Hi and welcome, Don't be too worried, having extractions is a walk in the park. U barely feel a thing, and most of the time the missing teeth are not too noticable. I have had 3 extractions, and so far it hasnt been too bad. I have quite large gaps now tho, but with a bit of time, I have learnt to s...

Hi, I just read your story, and looked at your pics. It looks like I have finaly found someone with the same impacted tooth as me (in fact I thought for a second there I was looking at MY X Ray hehe). I have an impacted Canine also (on the other side I think) and my baby tooth never fell out (well I...

Dane, wow I have been going over your journey, and going by your pics I can see an AMAZING change. It gives me hope that some day I will start to see a positive change in my own journey. So far all I have to show for my journey is 3 lost teeth, and a crater in my gum, large enough to lose a golf bal...

Here are pics after week 1 in braces. I don't expect there is much of a difference to day one, aside from 3 missing teeth, otherwise no movement yet. I never realised how bad my teeth look until I saw these images. Yuck, what a sight! Now i have to just wait and hope my Ortho has done the right thin...