I would not trust a child to be responsible enough for the trays. My daughter needs near constant nagging to wear her retainer.
I would go full metal.
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- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:57 pm
- Forum: Parents of Kids in Braces
- Topic: braces or invisalign
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14775
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:56 pm
- Forum: Parents of Kids in Braces
- Topic: Braces with your kids
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20688
Re: Braces with your kids
My daughter and I had braces together. She started (bottoms only) then I got mine about 6 months later.
I got mine off first, and now she needs 6 brackets put back on. It's fun to do it at the same time. You can commiserate.
I got mine off first, and now she needs 6 brackets put back on. It's fun to do it at the same time. You can commiserate.
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:45 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Look what can happen in 1 year!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 7850
Re: Look what can happen in 1 year!
amazing movement already!!!!
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:36 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: My Story, Braces at 28
- Replies: 91
- Views: 13234
Re: My Story, Braces at 28
So much movement! Your smile looks great so far!
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:36 pm
- Forum: Our Braces Stories
- Topic: My Story, Braces at 28
- Replies: 91
- Views: 13234
Re: My Story, Braces at 28
So much movement! Your smile looks great so far!
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:30 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2881
Re: 2 removable hawley retainers afters 2 years full of braces!
I think your smile looks great. Sounds like you've been through a lot
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:26 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Got my braces off last week and..
- Replies: 2
- Views: 808
Re: Got my braces off last week and..
Totally btdt. you have to decide if it's worth rebrushing your teeth before you put them back in
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Finally free!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1641
Re: Finally free!
Congrats!
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Confess your orthodontic sins.
- Replies: 318
- Views: 45019
Re: Confess your orthodontic sins.
I don't floss every single day. They still tell me I have healthy gums. I did double up on my bands, especially at night. I believe that helped. I was to wear my retainer 24/7 for the first year, at 8 months I was wearing it 12 hours/day at best. That all changed last week. I ate tons of popcorn. I ...
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:23 pm
- Forum: Metal Mouth Forum
- Topic: Poll: At What Age Did You Get Your Braces?
- Replies: 1107
- Views: 239593
Re: Poll: At What Age Did You Get Your Braces?
I was 35 when I got my full metal jacket. Wore them for 22 months.
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:21 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Retainers - Torture/Weight Loss Program?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2541
Re: Retainers - Torture/Weight Loss Program?
Trust me, you find ways to eat
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:20 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Before and after! (now I will obsessively wear retainers)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5577
Re: Before and after! (now I will obsessively wear retainers)
Gorgeous smile! Enjoy!
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: Were you nervous to be debanded?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6649
Re: Were you nervous to be debanded?
My debanding was completely pain less.
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: How do you clean your retainer?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7729
Re: How do you clean your retainer?
I soak in dish soap every day, and soak in baking soda a couple times/week.
- Mon Apr 13, 2015 1:17 pm
- Forum: The Naked Tooth (Retainers and Life After Braces)
- Topic: What was the first thing everyone ate when they were off?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5658
Re: What was the first thing everyone ate when they were off?
Corn on the cob was my first food eaten.