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They're off! It wasn't bad. I'm very happy I had an rx for halcion. The dosage wasn't huge but it made me feel like I wouldn't freak out. I told the dr I was terrified (they had trouble opening the door on some brackets and that freaked me out which surprised both of us). I think normally the assist...

I'm terrified. The appointment is Wed. Thank you for posting that it was ok, I'm probably getting myself worked up for no reason.

Update: I went yesterday to Ortho, thinking I'd get the green light and have an appointment to get them off before Thanksgiving. Dr said he wanted to make my teeth perfect and tweak them. Ok. I got more tie wires, adjusted wire and power chain. They said the next date to get debanded was JANUARY. An...

I agonized all weekend and told the ortho I didn't feel they were straight. He seemed a little annoyed but said he was committed to making sure I was happy. They took x rays and he showed me the tooth roots were textbook example of correct. They put more extra wires on: no problem! Then they gave me...

https://imageshack.com/i/hlXYqnYfp Ok, if you go to the link, you can see my teeth are fairly straight, but the upper lateral incisor is tilted forward and slightly overlapping. Help! I'm really stressed about this. I don't know if I should just let it go or stand up for myself and try to have strai...

Hi, I am supposed to get my braces off on Monday. I would be very excited except my upper lateral incisors are still slightly tilted and I think 1 is overlapping with the center front tooth. I've been bringing this up the last 4 appointments. They've been winding extra wires on and the last appointm...