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KK, I hopeyou have an amazing time in Fiji. Take many photos, and share a few with us . Have fun, and be safe!

Well today i got my braces off! So ill elaborate a little on the procedure. First i came in and sat down (lol). Then the assistant popped off the brackets on my lower arch with this freaky tool. then she removed the powerchain on my upper arch and then snapped off those brackets as well. then she us...

AHHHH GOOD LUCK! Hope you have a good debanding. Tell us everything, cause I'm getting there in 7 days

congratulations! i hope you post pictures soon! how was it? i get my braces off on the 3rd, the same day you get your retainers! lol. Well have fun with your naked teeth

thanks calypsojunky! It will happen in no time!

HERE ARE THE PICTURES: (sorry i did not get them sooner!) *if you look in the front shots, you can see how my midline is off, but my orthodontist said the only way to correct this is through surgery, and my midline's not off by much anyways! **if you compare the pictures now, to the ones right befor...

CONGRATULATIONS! That's so exciting that you are getting all those things done at once! p.s.- you're going to get your hawley so soon!

Thanks Meryaten! That picture from the website I posted has been on that site for awhile. I remember I used to browse that website almost everyday, before I got my braces, which was well over a year and a half ago! something's up!

the picture looks the same as in this website:

http://www.braceface.com/tighten.htm

Today i went to the orthodontist and i got amazing news, but i'll get to that in a minute. First off, he took out my wires and polished my two front teeth and my two upper canines because they were a little rough around the edges. Then he put some new bends in my wires, and then gave me the best new...

hey everyone, sorry ive been gone so long. KK and linda21, thank you so much for your kind comments. i had an adjustment way back in late june, and another one today. my debanding has been pushed back to october, which my orthodontist said is definate debanding. hopefully it will be early october! t...

Clarity Teeth- I have your same problem. My main reason for braces was to close multiple spaces in my upper and lower arches, including a larger diastema between my two front teeth. As the spaces began to close, my gums started to "bunch up" around the teeth. My orthodontist told me to bru...

ok sorry no pictures. maybe i can crop some. TODAY'S ADJUSTMENT: i didnt get any new wires :( however i got this really weird bend in it. i think that the bend is to bring that lower canine more into my arch. ughh PRESSUREEE. but i got dark green on the top and navy blue on the bottom. it 's ok. i j...

thanks everyone for all the replies. my doctor never tried to take blood tests when i mentioned my canker sores. However, for the longest time i took b6 and zinc on a daily basis. and ive tried antiacids. ha nothing seems to work long term for me. i will definately talk to my doctor more about this....

ive been having some problems with canker sores. they never seem to go away. actually right now i have 8. but just a couple of weeks ago i had 14, give or take a little. WOAH i know. i now use rembrant for canker sores, and that worked on some, but it doesnt seem to work on everything. then i rinsed...