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I have a crown on a premolar. Initially, the ortho has placed a bracket on the tooth, but it popped off after a couple of days. I had a molar band put on that tooth at my first adjustment. I spend a little extra time each night cleaning around the band with my toothbrush and a sulcus brush dipped in...

hi leelou, I'm just over two months in. My second adjustment is next week. :) This is my before and today picture http://i927.photobucket.com/albums/ad111/jenmroberts/C8991531-ABBE-4C1B-A2AF-3C6EDBCD6E9B_zpstbfcfzvc.jpg This is my second day with braces (top) and today (bottom) http://i927.photobuck...

Hi, Been lurking for a while but finally got braced today and already need some help! Firstly for some reason I assumed my ortho only did sef-ligating braces and as such had read up on the benefits of these. All I was ever asked re choice of braces was whether I wanted metal or ceramic, and being a...

I haven't started grinding my teeth since getting braces, but I definitely notice my teeth clenching at night. I'm guessing I did it before, but the pressure that's already on my teeth from braces makes the clenching more pronounced. I can really feel it when I get up in the morning, like my teeth f...

My orthodontist asked if I wanted any particular kind of braces and was prepared to discuss them with me, but I'd decided right off the bat to go with traditional metal braces. Cost was a factor in my decision and I was comfortable with people knowing/seeing I had them. He was respectful of my decis...

Congratulations!! So exciting to see the transformation!!

I have developed a new thing: I call it The Phantom Noodle Effect. It's when you think you have a piece of noodle stuck between your brackets, but you really don't. Even after you go check the mirror and clean the spot, you still feel like there's a piece of noodle stuck in there. Lol! Yeah, that s...

I was pleasantly surprised by what my ortho gave me: - oral B electric toothbrush - mouthwash - two little containers of dental wax - big tube of toothpaste - travel size tube of toothpaste - travel size toothbrush - oral B super floss - 3 laminated oral care instruction cards - and a toiletries bag...

Another EOS fan here! it works great and doesn't feel greasy or migrate off my lips. I have super oily skin, so any lip balm that stays put is a winner in my books!

I have moderate crowding, a cross bite and my midline is off. I've mine on for just a little over two weeks and I started to feel my teeth shift within the first couple of days. I think I started to see little changes in the first week and had the first comment from someone two days ago about my bot...

I've had my braces on for just over two weeks (Speed braces) and after about a week and a half I was on my commute home from work and realized that I'd forgotten I was wearing braces. They feel much more comfortable now than they did and shoe I still stare at my teeth every chance I get, they don't ...

I ended up watching all of Alyssa Forever's blogs in one night about two weeks before I got my braces. She was so awesome with hers! I really loved how much she seemed to enjoy wearing them and how she took all of the orthodontic things she had to deal with in stride.

Canadian here. It's costing me about $6800. I paid a $1000 down payment and have monthly payments for the next 24 months.

So far, it's been udon noodles that've been the worst! They feel like worms stuck in my arch wire! Bleh!

This happened to me about a week after getting my braces on. I have a crown on my molar on the left side and one day, I was chatting with someone and heard a weird snap. I thought it was my tooth! Turns out, it was my bracket. I called the ortho's office and they said it was fine to leave as is unle...