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wow danish! just look at that!! Two wonderful arches and a neat bite too. Looking good - and only a few more weeks left!!!!

ah - strep throat. Got you!!

ps - am V happy you're free of the expander - absolute nightmare!

teeth are looking great danish - but can I just ask you one thing - why did you have to say step throat to someone on the phone? What does it mean?
just curious....!

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While in Tokyo recently, I noticed that the girl serving me was also braced up. My knowledge of Japanese is scant to say the least but I managed to say "onaji"!!! (which means same) while pointing at my mouth and grinning like a woman with a knife in the electric toaster. She laughed too ...

I used to chew gum ALL the time pre-braces as it helped keep my breath fresh. When I was braced my teeth were so painful I had to mush up all my food and chewing gum was out of the question.Well, after a few weeks of that, I soon got fed-up and decided to try a teeny little bit of gum, as I'd heard...

Hi! I'm an oldie who's had a had a narrow palate all her life. I had an expander when I was 12 and didn't think it made much difference and now, at 46 I had a helix fitted to correct my cross bite - and amazingly - it has done the trick! It stayed in for just over three months, caused MAJOR annoyan...

Hi there! I also have a narrow palate which is either something I've inherited or brought upon myself, due to tongue thrust. I originally sought the advice of an ortho as I wasn't happy with one tooth - upper right lateral - which I thought sat too far back. However, I too, was given a catalogue of ...

I'd had my teeth cleaned about a month before I got braced, with the hygienist at my dental surgery. However, when the ortho braced me up, he did a quick scrub and polish so that the glue would adhere properly to my teeth. You can still have your teeth cleaned while you're in braces - in fact it's p...

can you post any pics for us to look at?

wow - your teeth look fab! I'd be delighted with a smile like that! Did you have the bottoms of your front uppers filed straight? My teeth are aligning nicely, but due to my night-time grinding, I've managed to "shave" off the bottoms and they aren't level. I noticed in your before pix you...