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Hey guys I just got braces put on October 2nd. The ortho put bite stoppers on my first molar because i have a crossbite. I'm assuming its so that I don't accidentally bite my braces off. Am i correct in assuming that the bite stoppers will come off eventually after my bite has been fixed? Or do bite...

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[quote="acmoc"]So I wanted to update this thread, my braces came off 1 year ago and my face looks horrible. The bottom part of my face is so sunken and my cheek bones protrude and I have a ton of excess skin. I currently have braces on and am reopening the spaces.[/quote] Oh no this is sca...

Wow this post was super in depth. I didn't know there was so much to know about toothpaste and mouthwash.

Thanks for the great info. I'm getting my braces monday and the ortho said i need my 4 first premolars extracted. I got worried after reading some of the cases of sunken face etc. But your post made me less worried.

Im getting braces this monday. The change in his teeth is amazing. I might try taking a picture everyday too.

Im getting my braces at the age of 26. I'm surprised at the amount of people in the 22-29 age range.

Hey everyone, Im getting braces on Monday at the age of 26. Apparently I need to make a certain amount of posts before I can view pictures and stuff. So I thought I might as well make a post. I was wondering if there's anything you wish you knew when you first got braces that you learned later in yo...