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I'm a nervous wreck, have an appointment scheduled for tommorrow to get my braces taken off but I'm worried the Orthodontist will say I need them on for a while longer - I'm looking forward to eating a meal without worrying about my braces this w/end! Dublingal, I get mine off Dec 22nd and like you...

After my last visit about a month ago I started having pain on the upper left side but only when chewing on that side. I use the waterpik, brush and floss a lot. But evidently a gap has opened up big enough that some meat had gotten wedged down in the gap and even flossing and the waterpik did not g...

After my last visit about a month ago I started having pain on the upper left side but only when chewing on that side. I use the waterpik, brush and floss a lot. But evidently a gap has opened up big enough that some meat had gotten wedged down in the gap and even flossing and the waterpik did not g...

After my last visit about a month ago I started having pain on the upper left side but only when chewing on that side. I use the waterpik, brush and floss a lot. But evidently a gap has opened up big enough that some meat had gotten wedged down in the gap and even flossing and the waterpik did not g...

My own I have found two rows over at work. Not sure how it got there but it had to be mine. My husband found on in hinge of his laptop. He did not think it was funny. The scariest was when my grandchild asked me in a panic to get the hairbow off her arm. It was one of my elastics. I was so upset I c...

I have seen where several people have have the top or bottom braces removed months apart. I am on my final wires and am now in bands to correct the bite and then the braces come off. So I guess I am confused as I thought the bite correcttion came last. Are there ways to correct the bite without band...

I am afraid at some point and time my gums will need grafting can anyone tell me about what this procedure costs?

I would love to see a recipe forum. I have two or three more I can quickly add.

I made a new verson of the pudding yesterday where I left out the grated coconut and threw in 1/2 of chocolate chips to make chocolate pudding.

Coconut Pudding 3/4 cup sugar, divided 1/3 cup all-purpose flour Dash salt 3 eggs, separated 1 14 ounce can coconut milk plus enough water to make 2 cups of liquid .. do not use the light coconut milk. 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup grated coconut 1. Mix 1/2 cup sugar, flour and salt in top of d...

I know there are a lot of cookbooks out there for soft food diets but is it okay if we start a link with recipes we have come up with. I have lost 12 pounds since my TMJ started about this time last year. The braces have made a difference but I still need the calories. Having dairy issues being both...

I believe my first wires were round and then after my teeth had moved to some level the wires were then rectangular(or is it square). I think I have an 18 gauge on the top and a 16 or 17 on the bottoms right now. I go on the 4th of January to get a heavier wire on the bottom teeth. Oh, I also have a...

Underbite
TMJ
Crowded bottom teeth

I had a tuna sub sandwich at lunch today and was actually able to bite into it better than before I was braced. My main reason for getting braces was TMJ that had kept me from being able to bit into anything for almost 6 months before I was even braced. I just could not open my jaw wide enough. I wa...

I have noticed the same thing about babies watching my teeth. I have a 9 month old grandson who seems to be fascinated by them. He also tries to touch them. My 2 1/2 year old granddaughter was disappointed when the pink ligs were taken off my braces. She with her little crooked front bottom teeth as...

I am paying around 6,200.00 without surgery and I am in North Carolina. I really like my ortho and he is considered one of the best in the area. I could have found someone to do them cheaper but with the results I am seeing I am not sorry that I went with him. His staff is friendly and his patients ...