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- Mon Sep 02, 2013 11:22 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Weird elastic configurations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1746
Re: Weird elastic configurations
Tokens are given for things like good brushing and flossing, recommending people to her practice, wearing the T shirt that she gives her patients after getting braced, etc. It's incentives for getting kids to keep their braces clean and mouth healthy but the adults get in on it' too! The prizes are ...
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:54 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Anyone get braces without spacers first?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 26113
Re: Anyone get braces without spacers first?
Me too!Kipepeo wrote:No molar bands, no spacers. I have the Damon system (self ligating braces).
- Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:52 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Treatment longer than predicted?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3217
Re: Treatment longer than predicted?
Mine was 12 to 18 months. They are coming off in 2 weeks so that will be 18 months, 4 days!
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 7:11 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: My Turn
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5581
Re: My Turn
Wow!!! What a great smile, can't wait until it's my turn!!!!
- Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:05 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: New Member - struggling with braces!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2386
Re: New Member - struggling with braces!
Water will be your best friend. Not only for swishing out the gunk in your braces but keeping you mouth from drying out.
Love my Water Pik!
Love my Water Pik!
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 8:08 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: What is your favorite brace food?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4826
Re: What is your favorite brace food?
Yogurt, baked sweet potatoes and Blue Bell Vanilla Ice Cream!
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Weird elastic configurations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1746
Weird elastic configurations
I'm down to the last 3 weeks of treatment. Today was my last power chain (bright pink!) application and the weirdest elastic configuration I've ever seen. It starts in the very back and zig zags up and down 5 times and stops short of my front teeth. This mean NO snacks since it is a royal pain to re...
- Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:25 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Want braces, but fear is getting the best of me.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5140
Re: Want braces, but fear is getting the best of me.
You will be surprised at the comments - most will be positive! I've even had people tell me they wish they could go through with it. I' m now in the home stretch with about 3 weeks to go and the time had flown. I'm 57 and since this is my LAST time I made it much more fun! I honestly didn't care wha...
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:14 am
- Forum: The Bracket Club
- Topic: They are off!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6914
Re: They are off!
Congrats, gorgeous smile!
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 7:08 am
- Forum: The Bracket Club
- Topic: To Get Braces Or Not
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1739
Re: To Get Braces Or Not
Definitely go for it, you won't regret it!!! :
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:40 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Elastics, OMG OUCH!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2729
Re: Elastics, OMG OUCH!
After wearing elastics most of the time I've had braces, it feels weird without them! Between the power chain and the tightness of the elastics, my teeth have really shaped up. Whipped those puppies into submission and now they are all straight and pretty! Next month will be the the finishing before...
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:29 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: WAS looking forward to adjustment tomorrow... cold sore :(
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2415
Re: WAS looking forward to adjustment tomorrow... cold sore
I didn't get cold sores until the braces went on. ARGH.......my arch nemesis! However, the more I keep hydrated, the less cold sores I have.
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 5:18 am
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Freedom!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2759
Re: Freedom!
Congratulations!!!! Beautiful smile and you wear it proudly!
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:23 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Rectangular wires?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4239
Re: Rectangular wires?
The finishing wire can be on for as little as one appointment before debracing to many many months. Mine was on for 8 months and it drove me nuts that they could call something "final" but treatment lasted so much longer! Mine is the same, it's been on 7 months BUT I found out last week I...
- Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:42 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Brace free!!!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1889
Re: Brace free!!!
Awesome smile....impatiently waiting until it's my turn!