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They were an option. But, they cost more, they're bulkier, and treatment time is longer.

Funny, had Invisalign not been an option, I wouldn't have started orthodontic treatment in the first place. After hassling with Invisalign for six months I had become sick and tired of it and changed to traditional metal brackets; they're ugly, bulky, and a food-trap, but easier than plastic aligner...

Bravo on making the decision to get your teeth sorted!

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Thank you for your comments, Emily and @Mpkh. It seems there are quite a few people around who've struggled with enunciation while in braces. In a recent conversation with someone who also had a lisp-like issue, the speech impediment was characterized as more a slur than lisp and I think that's clos...

I have developed this as well..... others have not mentioned anything to me about it, but I definitely hear and am conscious of it as I do a lot of speaking in my job🤪 You're not helping! :lol: And like you, others have made no mention of my slight lisp, but I'm aware of it. Hopefully, it sorts out...

Howdy. I've had traditional braces since December 20th and have developed a mild lisp. One of the treatment goals is to widen both arches and I suspect the lisp is a result of the top arch opening up. I hadn't anticipated this and feel a bit anxious about it. I wonder if others have had this experie...

I suspect that each time the arch-wire is replaced, new ligs go in.

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I doubt what you posted is spam, Gia.

Hi, Gia! Anxiety is a sucky thing and something to put away. Have you considered/tried meditation? Relaxation through meditative breathing and mindfulness is incredibly therapeutic. Meditation apps for the smart-phone are around; Sattva is one that comes to mind. The cool thing about such apps is th...

Hi, Gia, hopefully by now you're feeling better with the SS wires. My guess is the NiTis are more flexible than SS and therefore feel less imposing. In any event, arch wires definitely make teeth feel a bit odd.

The distal jet sounds like a bummer, for sure. I hope that by now things have calmed down.

It's nice to hear that you're doing well! I wonder if the snipping-pliers can't get to a short wire end and, therefore, it needs to be ground down? I'm guessing you still have eighteen NiTis? The whole business of ortho treatment takes "some getting used to", for sure. It isn't until such time they ...

Hi, Gia, hope all is well. How is treatment going?

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