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hi! I too had a Nance. My nance started really irriating my gums and 4 months into the treatment he removed it. I was worried that it might have a negative impact on my treatment but he assured me that it wouldnt. so far so good. I too have had to deal with those unsightly gaps as he wanted to move ...

Jesse, I agree with Lisa. Your tongue WILL toughen up. I was the same way and I really started to hate the thing! Before you know it you won't notice it's there. Hard to believe but true. I had mine for about 4-5 months. In December I went in to have it checked out because the button irritated my gu...

Ok Thanks all Fins and Blueeyed manda for your replies. What would I do without this site!!!

So will the loops disappear as the gaps are closed or will they remain in the form of a loop. I ask because I feel that I see my gaps closing but I don't see any change in the loop itself! Is it just wishfull thinking on my part???

Hi All, I've been braced for about 7 months. I had two upper bicuspid extractions when I first started my brace journey. I was originally equiped with a nance appliance but it was removed a couple months ago. On my last adjustment, about 2 weeks ago, I was given a stronger wire with loops. THe ortho...

following along the line of braceface...as i was thinking of a good name to use when i registered for this site (since i couldn't think of anything) i asked my hubby and he to my surprise started blurting out name after name...(he obviously had already started thinking about it) :evil: I can't remem...

Wow Kim...your teeth look awesome! You've had so much movement. I can't wait to move up in wires! I have some extraction gaps that need to be CLOSED ASAP! I'm so sick of them! I have an adjustment on Monday. Can't wait he's been promising a new wire for the past 3 adjustments!!!

Starry, Welcome! You have a beautiful smile now...I can only imagine how it'll look after the "transformation"! Good Luck on your journey!

Love your postings. Very entertaining and thorough...its almost as if I was there.

Congratulations and good luck on your journey! I look forward to reading your posts!

Same thing happened to me too. Mine gave me a hard time at first. I'd wake up in themorning with excrutiating pain. Then it went away for a few months. Everything was fine up until 4 months into the treatment. I was in so much pain and I was trying to be tough. I couldn't take it anymore and called ...

I would go for the nance...i had it for 5 months (had to be removed because I started experiencing some inflamation). I had a hard time getting used to it. You speak funny at first and you will think that you'll never be able to talk but you will. You'll also have to get used to eating with the wire...

:D First of all congratulations on your new braces! Your teeth already look lovely! Secondly, congratulations on your new puppy! I too have a mini schanuzer and although his name is not Jack...I always wished I had named him Jack! Or Dr. Watson. So when I read you message it brought a big smile to m...

awesome! I wish I was you!!! Congratulations!

I know what you mean. All the time anymore. I'm at 5.5 months and I havent' seen much change recently on the extraction sites. I'm so sick of these gaps. I just had an adjustment and I was hoping to start closing the gaps. He keeps saying next time. And up until yesterday i kept asking at every adju...

Someone on here had suggested "smoke" colored. I've never tried it, but may be worth checking into.