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Wow JENWALTON01 your teeth look absolutely fantastic!!! I bet you are so pleased!!!

Great - thanks very much for your advice! I'm thinking of getting both now too, can't have these teeth moving back after all this good work!

Hi, I've almost finished wearing my Inman aligner and am at the stage where I have to pick the method of retention. My dentist has given me three options:  1) fixed / bonded wire at the back of my front teeth 2) essix retainer - to wear every night forever 3) fixed / bonded wire PLUS essix retainer ...

Hi, I've almost finished wearing an Inman aligner and am at the stage where I have to pick the method of retention. My dentist has given me three options: 1) fixed / bonded wire at the back of my front teeth 2) essix retainer - to wear every night forever 3) fixed / bonded wire PLUS essix retainer I...

Fab news JENWALTON01 - I hope your appointment this week went well? :-)

JENWALTON01 Fabulous news!!!!!!!! :-D Well done for sticking with it, gosh only a couple of weeks left that's great, well done you. Do you think you'll go for the fixed retainer? (Sorry to keep banging on about that!!!) I saw my dentist this morning too and she was really shocked / pleased at how mu...

[/quote] Hi RuthK - Nice to hear from you, glad you are seeing good progress, really makes a difference doesnt it, plus it makes you keep it in even when you really want to just leave it out for a while. Sorry to hear you are having one of those weeks, but I totally know where you are coming from, I...

JENWALTON01 - Not been on here for a while, great news that you are nearly done!! :-) have you decided what type of retainer to get? (Fixed wire / removable)...I'm leaning towards the fixed one so long as it doesn't affect my bite... I'm having one of those weeks where I just want to be done with we...

Jenwalton01 - thanks so much for replying and for your encouraging words. I haven't quite got the hang of this forum yet, not sure how to reply to specific messages by putting them in quotes! It sounds like you're getting on really well and could be finished ahead of time! I totally feel the same wa...

[quote="JENWALTON01"][quote="Oharecr"]Ruthk / jenwalton01 Hi both, I have the fixed retainer, a wire across the back 6 teeth. I wasn't given a choice as my dentist believes this is the best possible finish to treatment. I am sure there are differing views, but I feel better knowi...

Fantastic that's great to hear you've got to the end, well done! I bet you are so relieved! I'd be interested to know what kind of retainer you went for too...my dentist recommended the permanent wire which I'm thinking I'll go for as I don't want a relapse after all this! Do you mind saying how lon...

Hey Laura26 Oh blimey it sounds like you're having a really rough time. I do understand, those initial few hours / days were torture and I too had mega second thoughts so you are not alone! Has your dentist given you a predicted treatment time for your inman aligner treatment? As far as I was aware,...

Hello all! I'm so glad I found this forum it's given me so much encouragement so far. After reviewing some of the more recent posts it sounds like everyone is doing so well, I am really pleased to hear so many success stories! I took the plunge 2 weeks ago today and had the IA fitted...my dentist sa...