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I think I have reached the point in my treatment where I am just frustrated and ready to get the braces taken off. I know I don’t have too much longer left to go and that only makes me feel more frustrated. At my last adjustment I was given a power chain across the top arch and I was given different...

It will happen on and off throughout your whole treatment, I am 15 months in and am still experiencing it.

I actually have the same problem, I only notice the gap opening between my two front teeth when I floss. If I floss at night it is closed by the morning normally. I have a power chain and I still get the gap when I floss. I will try using the thinner floss between those teeth and see if it makes a d...

Now that I have braces I see my hygenist every 4 months. Prior to braces I tried to go every 6 months, but I have to admit sometimes there would be more time between appointments. Thankfully at my current job (I've been here for over 2 years) we have really good dental care so I typically don't pay ...

Today is the big day!! Congratulations!

I have been in power chains for the last couple of months and they really do start to work quickly. I was amazed by how fast they worked as well.

You have had amazing progress so far! It doesn't look like you have too much longer to go. I was also braced in May 2009 so it is nice to see someone's progress that was braced around the same time as me. You asked about whitening, I am also considering getting it done. I'm not sure what process I a...

I have had my braces for over a year and I haven't broken a bracket off. I eat pretty much anything I want, I'm just careful about how I eat things. And I do avoid biting into apples or corn on the cob and those sorts of foods.

In my experience as my teeth got straighter the wire did as well. That made it easier when I had my adjustments because the assistant didn't have to struggle as much with the wire to get it into the bracket.

Congratulations! They look great!

I have to say I am very jealous!

I also drooled before braces but I think I drool more now. I think it also depends on what position I am sleeping in as well.

I think I first noticed changes when I was flossing, I could tell that the teeth were moving because the floss moved between the teeth easier; and that was probably after having the braces for a couple of days. I think I had very visible changes after about a month, that was very exciting! I try to ...

I hope it's normal because I am experiencing it now lol

I experience it after any major adjustment, even just eating or talking. I had some new and longer power chains put on today so I have been hearing a lot of "crackling" today.

I just got back from the ortho, and unfortunatly I didn't get a de-brace date, I go back on September 14th for my next adjustment. The ortho did tell me that I was almost done so hopefully I will be finished in early October. I got a new power chain on top, it goes all the way across the top. On the...

Yay! It sounds like everything is working out! I am happy for you