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Congrats! Get ready to join the club!

Congrats on getting the ball rolling. This forum has helped me realize it's better late than never when it comes to getting braces!

Incredible progress, braces have worked wonders for you! Glad you have an estimated removal date too, hope they let you free then!

Pain is beauty... seems to be the braces motto. Still pretty painful, wondering when this will subside. On the all soup diet still.

Congrats for this round of braces. Im kinda in the same predicament, braces in High School, but braces now, again at age 34. Ive been in treatment now for 4 months with both Top and Bottom as well. Question, did you get power chains the last visit too? Just wondering, cause I did on my top this adj...

aww man, meant to post this in braces stories, reposted it there :O

Hey all! I've a few months into treatment, but I thought I'd swing by and share my experiences! Wish I had found this group months ago, so I'm happy to be a part of the club. Long story short, I wore braces throughout high school, instantly lost my retainer and my teeth relapsed but somehow got wors...

Every 5 weeks here!

Super encouraging post, I needed this today! Thanks!

My total came out to $5400 -- very glad my insurance is covering it! Phewf.

Hey all! I've a few months into treatment, but I thought I'd swing by and share my experiences! Wish I had found this group months ago, so I'm happy to be a part of the club. Long story short, I wore braces throughout high school, instantly lost my retainer and my teeth relapsed but somehow got wors...

I've had braces on for a handful of months and like to think I've adjusted to the pain. At my latest adjustment this morning I got on a thicker wire and a fresh set of something called powerchains. This feels worse than when I first got on braces! So much tension and they're rubbing the inside of my...

Awesome! Welcome to the club... err almost! Have you decided to go with that orthodontist?

As others have said, the process is a breeze. Brace day isn't so bad, bring lots of chapstick and make sure to eat your favorite meals before hand!

24 month sentence, already 4 months in. Hoping for time off for good behavior!

I got mine on about 4 months ago. I'm 28 years old.