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I can only imagine how frustrating this must be for you. I can't speak to whether this is a normal wait time But I wanted to share that I recently heard of orthodontists putting "dimples" in a retainer (the clear kind at least) that can accomplish some minor movements (another term was a &...

First, congratulations!! Second, you too?!! Thank goodness it's not just me operating on braces habit autopilot so much! It's been a couple weeks, and I'm mostly weened off the subconscious reactions, but found myself so many times skipping something hard at first, or automatically shoving nuts, dr...

I have fixed retainers on the top and bottom. So far they are completely fine; flossing was fairly easy (compared to what I used to have to do) and they are comfortables. I will get a clear retainer next week but I only have to wear it at night so I am not anticipating that being too much of a probl...

Hello everyone. I had my braces removed yesterday, woo hoo! I am loving my new teeth but I find myself still defaulting to how I acted with braces. For example, last night I woke up in the middle of the night and freaked out for a second because I thought I had forgotten to put in my elastics. Just ...

I was in a similar situation. At my last appointment my ortho said that my braces will come off at my next appointment, January 5. However, at that visit one of my bottom left molars was clearly not aligned and because of the position of that tooth I was a bit shocked when my ortho gave me a debondi...

I can't imagine missing anything about these things! I am nearing the 18 mos point (but not the end as I was told :( ) and, though they are not really painful or uncomfortable, I am still very aware of them. I am baffled by (and envious of) those of you who talk about forgetting you have them in aft...

Congratulations! Your teeth look fantastic:)

Congratulations! Your teeth look great:)

Congratulations; your teeth look amazing!

Hello, I was told the same thing at my consultation for braces. I had never heard of a tongue thrust. My ortho didn't recommend a tongue therapist but she did note that I would need a tongue crib. I turned to youtube and found tons of videos from people who specialize such treatments. I started doin...

I am a little over a year into the 18 month estimate I was given and so far so good. At my last appointment I was switched to a wire that will allow her to do fine tuning of individual teeth. She told me that my teeth were almost there so if all goes well I should get them off on or before the 18 mo...

I am looking forward to: CURRY!!!!! normal brushing and flossing not feeling brackets on my teeth (it has been almost one year and while my braces are not painful anymore I am definitely aware of them at least 80% of the time) And finally not having to: remove and replace elastics before/after a mea...

I am just under a year into treatment and I have all four of mine. Neither my orthodontist nor my dentist has ever mentioned me needed to have them removed. In my case I have enough room in my jaw to accommodate them and they have never caused me any problems (save for some discomfort when they were...

From my understanding they don't dissolve, they must be removed by the ortho. You should give your orthodontist a call and let her/him know the issue you are having.

It definitely gets better. I have ceramics on the top and bottom and my first 48 hours with braces had me questioning all my life choices up to that point. I was absolutely miserable and couldn't imagine it getting bearable as even a 100% improvement would have left me in pain. But by the end of the...