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I suspect its a finishing wire - just to hold your teeth for a while before removal

did you call, others might be interested if they have the same issues. hope all has settled down now.

yes its just a stop to help control the wire movement

ask the ortho, I recall reading a post from a person that decided she could speed up the process and kept moving up holes, in the six weeks between appointments she had @tipped@ her teeth and it took an extra 3 months to sort out

Orthos don't pull wires tight anymore, its just a heavier wire that might put more force on the teeth, but it should only last for 24hrs. Keep smiling!

I suspect easier, less chair time, small brackets, better wires and shorter treatments.

I suspect easier, less chair time, small brackets, better wires and shorter treatments.

i hated invisalign type products and they did a bad job, I used incognito, but if I had to do it again I would use metal damon style braces, they are small and self lignating so no rubber donuts.

After a couple of weeks, as you gain in confidence you will eat normally - I lost weight and needed to as I did no snack - cleaning was too much of a hassle!

I think TMJ is, as you say as bit of a dark art. If its bad you need to try with the one you believe in the most - best of luck. I just have a night splint and it help.

so sad for you, after all the troubles of braces - I feel for you, just talk to your ortho and then the practice manager - good luck

inter dental brushes worked for me, i found waterpik next to useless, was never sure if mine was faulty

3 bites at the cherry, one in the 30's, tried a quick fix and it failed, at 42 tried again and it failed - both where invisaign knock off's, then upper incognito followed by lowers - had I started with lowers I would not have done more treatments! Best advice is to do it right the first time.