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Who do I believe? I had have almost 6 doctors in the orho clinic I'm getting my braces, the company i dont know if im allow to say is is WD here in california. i had this doctor who told me he was ready to take my impression for my retainers, but when i went to my last appointment the new doctor tol...

are we clear seeing a path here??

ORTHOS SLOWING YOUR PROCESS TO THE DAY YOU OUGHT TO BE DONE WITH YOUR PAYMENTS?

Hi Ive been braced for over 9 months and I've noticed my ortho is slowing my progress, she just took out my powerchains but my bottom teeth have not closed the gap yet, in my upper teeth i still have huge gaps and only a little power chain there. im very pleasant with my progress, im already using e...

great!!

and that is the beginning!!

great!!

and that is the beginning!!

fyrelight wrote:Just clip it with fingernail/toenail clippers.... clip it right after your last still-attached bracket. Eiither that or bend the wire back there-- bend it under/out of your way, etc.

yep the wire is so cheap, and easy to get out assitans takes seconds to do it

4 wisdom and 4!! bicuspids...


yep, wisdom hurt like hell

here are my pics

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great improvement!

User is the Wife, she said "my man"

thats an impressive movement girl!!

Congras!! your smile is gonna be no where what it was!

I also have the same b-day than you that, how odd...

Ive been eating all kinds of "prohibited" food, since i felt no pain at all :twisted: I think those rules are mostly to lilttle braced kids, who eat tons and tons of food. and the orthos dont want to be changing broken brakets every week on them. we as adults 8) can be more "mature&qu...

he maybe but a powerchain in the other side to keep those teeth in their position when the other powerchain closes your gap.



or not?

thanks guys and mostly girls!


im just trying to see if im progressing faster than expected :d

my ortho said that he wouldn't put powerchains til i get all my crooked teeth align. i think i finnally got them straight.

all included $3650, metal ofcourse

Extraction of bicuspids 100 each :s

I didn't find much about that in my research so, how long have to pass to get powerchains? Edited = Yep i know they are to close gaps, i got my 4 bicuspids taken b4 getting braced. I've been 5 month of braces, must of you guys saw my pictures and i got powerchains am i earlier, or later than most of...