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pics taken today http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/7632/may1st09.th.jpg right premolar extraction - being closed with power chains http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5673/rightsidemay1st09.th.jpg left premolar extraction - being closed with power chains http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/369/leftsi...

my baby tooth is out now, i had it extracted yesterday morning, and had the wire put back in at lunchtime
its been a year since i've been braced
space closing time for the next year

i have a friend whose little brother is seeing an ortho in that area, I will try to get the contact info for u

Congrats diande!!!

Hey Ken,
Thing is I didnt really have much of a bite problem, the pics i have up i had my mouth slightly open for some of the pics, i have more or less a normal bite (no open bite, underbite, or overbite)
I guess thats why I dont see much change?

had my second adjustment this week, they said they arent upgrading my wire until my teeth are more straightened out and my arch is more rounded
since the wire moves around she out 2 ligs on my molar band to prevent it from moving
they said its coming along nicely
i really dont see too much changes

sometimes i just use the proxy brush after snacking to get the gunk out
and brush after a meal
i have really cut down on snacking too

Act bubblegum or cinnamon
and Crest Pro Health

i interchange between those 2

Hey, ive had my braces on for nearly 3 months and my teeth need a cleaning. Do you have 2 go to the dentist or can the ortho clean them for me??My adjustment is on the 8th so il ask him then but if anyone cus give me a heads up,it wud be nice. only the dentist and hygienist do cleanings not the ort...

i dont try to hide mine but i try not to smile too big for people to see my extraction gaps

i used a reg brush for the first 2mths of being braced i find the ortho brush is easier to use as it allows me to brush everything all at once, insted of with a normal to brush the gumline, then above the brackets etc as if i tried to use a reg and brush the brackets the bristles tended to get stuck...

lol is it an ortho brush?
i went an bought all the gum ortho softs yesterday only got 6 though, the girl told me she will check and see if they have more to put out
it cuts down my brushing the braces time alot

when i first got my braces it was about mid day, by the next morning a bracket was off when it got rebonded a week later another one became loose within a few hours my ortho decided to leave it off for 6weeks and then rebonded it since then non have come off i guess it may have really been the tensi...

funshine, i live in Trinidad in the caribbean, found it in a pharmacy that reminds me i perfer ortho brushes to regular, i need to go buy all they have in stock, saw less than 10 on the shelf :oops: its the regular soft one, not extra soft, works out to about US$2 for one brush the sore spots that i...

i wish my upper front teeth would rotate already too!!
how long did yours take? i only got them braces on april 17
my lowers in the pic look like they are leaning too!!! doesnt really look like that when i look in the mirror lol