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I've had mine on for almost six months (well... upper arch that is. Lowers have only been on for a week mweheh), and I think I have another year to go - less if I'm lucky. The first six months went relatively quickly... but the year remaining? That feels like a lifetime away xD.

Thanks for the responses :) Because I'm still fairly new to this process I wasn't certain whether this was standard practice (two week waits for something that could cause decay and would take two seconds to fix). Hence the question for clarification! I might discuss it with my ortho next time, expl...

I have already made an appointment to see my dentist asap, thanks for the suggestion though. :) The problem is I will have to pay to see my dentist... and technically this is an issue related to my braces - something I've already paid my ortho to manage. So I'm a little annoyed that I now have to se...

On saturday night, after I'd finished my teeth cleaning routine, I noticed a piece of food stuck in the middle (inside the little groove) of one of my ceramic brackets. I spent probably close to an hour trying to remove it - brushing, using those little christmas tree brushes, water flosser, using m...

I had a similar issue to begin with. I switched to smoke and haven't had an issue since.
Goodluck with the lig change. Your ortho may have suggestions on which shade will suit you best.

Amazing progress. You have a beautiful smile and your teeth look amazing. Congratulations

I plan to go every six months, per usual. In fact I just had my first cleaning today after having my braces on for five months. Everything was absolutely fine :)

My top teeth have been braced for about 5 months now, and assuming all goes well, I'm supposed to have the bottoms braced next Wednesday. Time is going so. very. slowly. I'm so nervous xD. I had a relatively easy time with my top teeth. I had the usual discomfort, but didn't suffer any mouth ulcers....

Good for you :D.
Now for the fun part...living on ice cream.

I worship coffee. I use a whitening mouth rinse almost daily....and possibly a whitening toothpaste. Maybe. >.> I only brush my teeth twice a day. I don't floss my top back teeth because they're too hard to reach and I'm lazy. Yet my dentist and ortho have been applauding my amazing oral hygiene. Ba...

28, female, melbourne australia & first time in braces.

I was 27, a few months away from 28 with an expected sentence of 12-18 months :)

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I would say get it done with at one go. Eating will be an issue irregardless the number of extraction sessions.

You'll be fine. :)[/quote]

I second this. May as well get it over and done with all at once.

I have an Oral B triumph 7000 (black edition). I chose Oral B because thats the only brand with ortho heads that I could find. The model itself... it was half price. I'm sure cheaper models do just as great a job. The little timer it comes with is handy though -- I love keeping track of these things...

Melbourne, Australia
$7500 (including retainers)
Full ceramic (Ortho gave me a free upgrade from metal =D)
12-18 months