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Ken was a great source of info to me as well! Always fun to banter with him about the wings and penguins hockey! He went through so much with his braces, and now to hear of his passing is so sad. Thanks for sharing the info, I will definately say a prayer for him.

Just had some bonding done after debanding, haven't seen the bill yet, but the dentist will bill it to insurance first. It looks and feels great!

I voted for you, good luck!

What you described in your post was me......to a T!! I had the huge overset, my bottom teeth were touching my palette, top teeth were resting on the middle of my lower lip. I tried the no surgery route....ortho said if the top teeth continue to touch the lip at all, after braces they will push back ...

Suzanna, I would love too, I am currently in apple upgrade he**.....trying to update iPhone and iPad to ios5, will send some pics soon!

Christine

Thanks tumble! I started cleaning them in the mornings also, I agree, the idea of bacteria all night is gross! They are easier to get in and out today. It will definately be easier when I don't have to wear them during the day. But for now, I take them out for an hour or so in the am, to do coffee/b...

Well, after 2.5years, and BSSO in Jan 2011, they are off and the retainers are on! Got debonded yesterday, and got upper and lower clear retainers (essix??) I needed to have my upper Left 2 bonded, as the tooth is a ridiculously small and weird shaped, and he was unable to close the gap with braces....

Hi Lynn.. I had 3 grafts done before braces, so as not to have issues after. Apparently, I had "thin gums". I did it in 2 separate appointments. No sedation, just novacaine-----lots and lots of it! At least 20+ pricks. The graft came from the palate. To be honest, the hardest part of the r...

Ok, well I am glad to say that is one problem I am not having bullfighter! I am getting braces off oct 17, and I am wearing some elastics for this last month....first time in the whole 2.5 years! Thats not really pleasant! Hope the lip gets better soon!

I just set my deband date today...Oct 17th!! Although, today I received the dreaded elastics to wear at night for the last month...I really thought I'd make it though treatment without them..oh well!

Bullfighter..... I would say that more recently I started to feel a bit more normal inmterms of stiffness, my right side is still worse than my left...but it doesn't hurt as much when I yawn or open wide now....so that's an improvement. Very little Change if any in the numbness....only on the left s...

Great results! Looking better and better each time you post a picture!
@Susanna.....I still have my braces on as well, hoping they are coming off in Oct!

Well, after 2.5 years, 1tpa, 1 nance button, 3 gum grafts, and BSSO......I am finally ready to look at the retainer forum on this board! :D I have a September adjustment appt, then the appt after that I will be debanded......I really wanted them off for my 40th bday, but at 40.5 I'm not complaining!...

No, I was referred to a surgeon who my ortho worked with. It is true,however, there are few surgeons, and they get limited OR time, so there is a wait list. They didn't care that i was paying out if pocket, everyone waits! Best of luck.

I was in BC, and had private insurance, I would have had to pay out of pocket.....approx $20-25k....I was hoping to get reimbursed by my insurance. When I became surgery ready, the wait list 6+ months. After debating what to do for almost 8 weeks, my ortho and I decided I should go down to the US, S...