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The first day I got my retainer I have a very bad lisp because they didnt fit. The part that was supposed to touch the roof of my mouth didnt. I wore them the whole day ..even to bed.. and i sucked on it all night so that it would touch the roof of my mouth.. when i woke up i found that the retainer...

"ew"
becaue the wires were crooked.

yayyyyyyyy!!

I would be worried about # 3.

Okay now I know what happens. On the 7th I went and got the back braces & the lil rings that are on the back teeth (forgot the name) off. They took the wire out and tooth the impressions with the brackets still on. It stuck to my teeth really bad lol.. i guess because of the brackets. Anyway a w...

I dont know but my orthodonist shaved my tooth in the front and i can feel the texture difference & it bothers me.
It was a little longer than the other tooth so i guess he did it to make it look the same as the other.

Yes, you can use that instead.

I get my braces off on a Thursday..i'll give my teeth 3 days and start Whitening on Monday.

why are you getting them?

My face is much longer than it was.
I dont know if its because I lost weight, got braces or went through some kind of 20's puberty, lol.

I went to work the next day.
I just slept all day after the extraction.
No pain though.

I know someone who was supposed to have their braces on for a year and a half but got them off around the 7th month. Orthodontist really cant tell you how long you may have your braces on because they dont know how fast your teeth can move or problems they can run into which can delay the process. T...

most people that i know make impressions and get their braces off the same day.

I thought it was weird that I had to wait a week AFTER impressions.

but i think its that way because the orthodontist has to send off to get my retainers & he doesnt want my teeth to shift between the time.

One: Do they do the impressions exactly like they did before you got braces? Because they do it while still braced what can I expect? I just remember it sticking alot lol. I dunno, haven't had it done but I think so. Two: When you guys got your impressions how long after did they remove your braces?...

I would take them off!! I look at it this way ..my teeth were not straight before braces & Now I have a nice bite & straight teeth although they are not perfect they are better than before. Im 21 & I have that little black triangle between my first two teeth..since it cant be fixed becau...