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Hi everyone, I'm here looking for help! How to deal with unfriendly orthodontist? I'm a foreigner living in the US. English is my second language. Last year I moved to a new city where I live now. My dentist suggested me to have some orthodontic treatment because I have an impacted canine. Consideri...

Today I put on the expander which is so low that I'm having difficulty swallowing saliva...

It shouldn't be too bad for either of you, at least you guys wouldn't end up getting implants after orthodontic treatment is done, which cost so much Compared to that or needing something extreme in treatment i wouldn't let anything stall me actually that's one of the things I'm worrying about...if...

im 26...but i have more complicated issue still can't make up my mind I saw your post on the impacted canine thread. I too have an impacted canine and am getting braces to pull it down. I went to two different consults and both orthos seemed confident mine would come down with exposure surgery. I w...

i may expect my cheekbones stick out a little bit after i wear braces

i was told i need 2-3 years

26 female living in Chicago
have an impacted canine

i didn't get treatment for my impacted canine in my teenage age

im 26 and i have an impacted canine

im 26...but i have more complicated issue
still can't make up my mind

guys, after talking with my orthodontist yesterday i feel a little bit frustrated he said i could just leave the impacted canine inside my gum as it was because i already 26 and people who pull the canine down are usually teenagers at first i was confident i could get treatment but now i doubt wheth...

yesterday my orthodontist told me it'll be about 5300

Hi everyone! I have an impacted canine and currently I'm looking for somewhere to get orthodontic treatment. As I live in downtown I found the treatment here is so expensive! More than $6000... How about you guys? ...Do I need to search for some orthodontists in suburb?