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:wink: :D More progress: this is the beginning of the 3rd month. My bite on the left side is improving and so much more becoming; meaning that my teeth line up. And on the right side, I really do not notice anything yet except more space between the rotated tooth and a molar. There is space developi...

Happy Easter from Steph 56. No white chocolate bunnies this year for me. But I am enjoying rice pudding and cottage cheese with my favorite yogurts, mixed berries and SPAM SPAM SPAM and peach!!! This is the 2nd month for me with Damon metal braces or the self-ligating kind. I'm still on the 1st wire...

Hello, everyone. I've had mine a month now. I haven't had any pain. Just a steady pressure which gets worse after eating and after brushing. The waterpik jet stream really sooths any discomfort. I admit I had to take Motrin the 1st 3 weeks. The 2nd week was the worst. I don't really need any Motrin ...

I use the regular tip and the ortho tip.

I am wearing lip balm (chapstick) and Cover Girl light gloss (pale colors) and have worn a brighter color also - had no problems. The lip balm helps.

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:) :) :) Hello. I have had my braces 3 weeks (as of 3/7). I'm going for the 1st adjustment, 3/13. All I can say is that after no progress made, my teeth have begun to loosen up yesterday. I can see spaces between the upper middle teeth and some of the lower also. My teeth are severely crowded. (I am...