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You do look great

Is having your jaw wired shut common when you have this operation? My orthodontist didnt mention that

Is it easy to talk when its wired?

Oh, good luck, I hope all went well

Sicne getting braces Ive had trouble keeping my teeth clean and have been having trouble with plaque for the first time since, well ever :oops: I am trying though, I brush my teeth twice a day (with an Oral B electric toothbrush) for about 10 minutes, use mouthwash and this waterpik deely but they s...

I bought a waterpik last week and was a bit disappointed tbh. It just shoots water out, I dont know what I was expecting really but a few lights and sounds on it wouldn't have gone a miss :P I can tell it is making some difference though and my gums do look a bit healthier and it is easier to get st...

I also got mine put on on Tuesday :) Strangely, I prefer my mouth with them than without because my top few teeth are so crooked. At least I know something is being done now to change them :) Eating is a bit of a pain and they do ache but its nothing I cant handle and i'm reliably informed it will g...

I think my orthodontist told me it was around £2500

I'm having it done on the NHS but am having to pay for braces myself

Good luck

Cheers for the kind welcome :) My treatment is mainly to cure an overbite but a few of my teeth are quite crooked as well which doesn't help matters. I will need braces for over 2 years, an operation on my jaw and then another set of braces after the operation. The treatment should take something li...

hey daz 1865 god its soo annoying when people say why not just be happy with what you have got when really they have no clue what they are talking about cause they have never had this problem how far are you into your treatment xxx Hey freerideuk, I'm not very far into my treatment at all. Infact I...

why doo that though! i am doing it for purely cosmetic reasons and i get asked the same question 'why doo it if you don't need it?' and my answer is that really i doo need it because without my operation i will be shy and witdrawin am scared what people think of me and get very nervous and unconfor...

... So I thought I'd come in :) I'm not sure where to start really. I'm 21 and from the UK. I have hated my teeth ever since I've been aware that they weren't 'normal'. I was on a waiting list with the NHS for four years and they still couldn't tell me when I'd receive treatment even right at the en...