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Yep - its an infection from food being logged under the gum. No antibiotics though, he just cleaned it out with an antibactieral rinse and put me on a intense cleansing routine. I hope it starts to heal soon! Good thing you noticed it -- infection can become serious if not treated in time :D Wishin...

Hi :) Glad that you are not feeling any soreness or pain :D it's not unusual -- it's very dependent on the person and their tolerance of pain. I have braces and have to say i'm lucky cuz it's a walk in the park for me, no pain or soreness (sometimes i feel some soreness, but it goes away within a da...

i have been told I need braces since i was 13 years old ... but my parents just couldn't afford it. I am now 31 -- and basically got my braces using my first real paycheck But because I am paying for them -- i think i will be more compliance w/ retainers

I agree with the all the previous posts -- this is definitely NOT normal and sounds like an infection!! Call your dentist or ortho to have it look at-- u will probably be put on antibiotics asap!

I'm not sure if I will be much help -- but I can tell you that it is possible to have teeth moves really fast -- it is also really dependent on the person's own teeth movement. Also, as far as why not everyone is doing it... might have something to do with the cost? When i first started treatment (t...

congrats ur teeth looks gorgeous
i can't wait to get mine off

I tried asking this in the other forum -- but I found that this is where I should post this question :) I'm getting deband in one month -- and unlike a lot of other ppl who's ortho took the impression before debanding and getting their retainer the day they remove the braces. My ortho did not do tha...

i figure i'm going to post under this -- since i also have a question on the retainer 2...i'm going to get my braces off in one month -- and would like to know how it's going to work -- meaning they haven't taken any molds of my current teeth position- does that mean that I'm NOT going to have the r...

i won't worry too much about it... i had broken brackets before and called my ortho --they just told me to wait till the next adjustment .

I have been thru 3 interviews with my braces and seems like it didn't affect me a bit -- :) since I got 3 offers. I have the ceramic brackets w/ clear ligaments -- I have to say that it's hard to tell if you have them --unless u have something stuck on the brackets OR if the ligaments has turned rea...

it took about 2 months to correct my midline -- and YES it did shift back for me after stopping the elastics. I am near the end of my treatment, and my midline is about 2mm off -- i'm okay with it--considering what my teeth was like BEFORE braces -- i can live with a sightly off center midline (it's...

it's been almost 2 years since i put the braces on -- and the best news i got today was == it's schedule to come off next month :) It's finally going to be over :) I am in my 30s now and had the ceramic brackets for about 18 month now...anyhow... i'm just want to give all those ppl who have a Class ...

Hi and congrats on ur decision in getting braces! I got mine when I was 29yo and has had the ceramic braces for 1.5 years now. Actually the ceramic brackets does NOT stain, it is the rubber bands that holds the archwire that stains--but the ortho changes the rubber bands every visit. To be honest, i...