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I whitened my teeth before I got braces and I use UltraBrite toothpaste. I didnt have any issues with stains or bracket spots. I also brushed after every meal or sugary drink.

Anyone?

During my last adjustment, my ortho changed the lower archwire and removed the lower powerchain. He called this wire a "chained" archwire. And placed regular ligs over the brackets. At the time I didn't think much about, but what will this set up do for my lower arch? http://i10.photobucke...

Lookin good Joe! You have a great smile!

Like most of us here, I can eat pretty much anything. You just have to be careful and cut your food into tiny pieces. Swishing with water while eating and after makes the cleanup process faster. Buy a dentakit from Lynn, its a life saver! I binged on popcorn and gum before brace day. I miss gum the ...

Here's my current colors!

Hey brown,

Thanks, now I know what it is! The two colors have grown on me. Reminds me of spring flowers. lol

My 6th adjustment colors. I guess the assistant didn't hear that well during the appointment. I asked for pink and GRAY...got pink and GREEN! But it still really cute! Does anyone know what that tiny bar infront of the upper frontals is for? They gave me a new archwire and I didn't notice that in th...

Hi, thanks. I will ask about those. The pain would be worth it, the tooth just needs to move!

Hi guys, My upper left canine is has rotated perfectly but its not moving to close the extraction gap. The right side is almost closed! Its been over 12 weeks now and my ortho keeps saying it will move. The space feels the same during flossing, like pre-braces! My adjustment is tomorrow morning. Can...

Love this teal ligs! 5th adjustment already, so exicting!

I just wanted to update that I had my extractions and now have springs in addition to the closing loops. The closing loops are also serving double duty as a post my elastics. :lol: These springs really put the pressure on, my canines are sore. The plan is to move the canines back and then move the ...

Here are my colors for the 4th adjustment! Purple and Gold, old high school colors. lol.

I have used several boxes of Crest whitening strips and I love the end results. I whitened my teeth a few months before getting banded. Still have all of the orginal brackets right now. Absolutely love Ultrabrite toothpaste, it keeps my teeth pearly white! Check out my results here: Lig Colors Ask y...

I believe that it will be done at the end of your treatment. Ask your ortho about it to see if that is something he or she will do for you.