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Made it a sticky. Good suggestion!!!

I'm not a dentist, but my first thought is that your jaw muscles might be sore from clenching or whatever, causing the feeling of pressure in your ears. If it continues, ask your dentist or orthodontist.

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Much research over the years about orthotropics. It's not real science, from what I understand. So please be careful.

Orthotropic is snake oil. Stay far, far away, IMO!

I started my treatment Nov 2020 and a few months in I could tell something was wrong - almost immediately when putting them in I would get a variety of reactions from blurry vision, my tongue would tingle and shortness of breath. At first I would try to deal with a Zyrtec but then I told my OD who ...

Thank you so much for posting about your adverse reaction to Invisalign. I hope that you are able to successfully resolve your symptoms and feel better again soon! Please keep us posted!

I wouldn't advise it. You're asking for trouble. If you want to get a lip or tongue piercing, wait until your braces are off.

I'm not any sort of expert in jaw surgery (and didn't have it myself except for some extractions) but you might want to look into finding a physical therapist who does TMJ type treatment. There are some around if you search. They might help loosen up your jaw and help your shoulder when you are at t...

Orthotropics is not really based in solid science, and you are wise to be skeptical of it. Holistic thinking is good for some things, but jaw problems is not one of them. IMO, you should be getting opinions from qualified orthodontists. Get several opinions. There is no harm in seeing 3 or 4 orthodo...

Hi, I registered on this website a month ago and I decided to go for braces (It is not really a decision but more related to my tooth 21 that needs an implant). I'm creating a blog related to this topic that can be found on this great archiwired forum. But I have some questions. Now that things get...

I don't think that these things are related. When I had braces (granted, it was more than 10 years ago), my orthodontist didn't have a problem with it. I opted to have my amalgam fillings changed to white composite afterward because of the way it looked. But that was totally my own decision. You sho...

Hi everyone! It has come to my attention that a researcher is mass-posting a survey for the members of this message board. Before anything like that is posted on this site, I must vet the member who is posting. I do this to protect you guys from possible scammers or people with dubious agendas. I pe...

My husband and I have both had sleep studies. You go to the facility in the evening and they hook you up to a lot of wires all over your body. That is a bit awkward. Then you eventually fall asleep. IDK about other places, but at our facility it was OK to take a sleeping pill. They monitor your brai...

I'll jump in with my 2cents. I got braces when I was in my early 40s. I chose ceramics on top and had metal on the bottom. To be honest, after a couple of months I wished I'd gone with metal on top because when the ligatures (o-rings) stained (which happened constantly), the ceramic braces looked di...