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If you have a really nice doc they might take them off for your wedding and put them back on afterwards.

I have done this numerous times before

looks pretty good.

Nice bite opening, many times dosc will use build-ups in these situations to help with bite opening but things seem to be working fine.

THe bite opening came from leveling of the upper and lower arches.
Tx progressing nicely

not a lot of docs use lingual. When lingual first came out there werent much by way of clear braces. Also, any new procedure there is a learning curve. In the beginning they didnt know how to compensate for varying anatomy on the back of the teeth. Now they do. We also have much better bonding syste...

i place a lot of lingual braces. THe adjustment period is about the same as regular braces -- perhaps a bit longer. Your tongue will get sore, but this is analogus to your lips and cheecks getting sore with traditional braces. Your speech will be efeected. I rec that you go home and read out loud to...

congrats on finding the right doc for you.

I am glad I could help you out. Good luck with everything!!!

halle berry has veneers

both ar mand repositioning appliances. IOW, they move the lower jaw forward to correct overjet. There are fixed and removable versions of the twin block. I generally prefer the TB to the Herbst but thats just me. The removable TB has the advantage of also having a midline screw to allow for upper ar...

There are a gazillion different ways to get to the desired end result. THere are hundreds, if not thousands, of different appliances used to get the desired end results. SOme are easier to use than others if the hands of different practicioners. FWIW, I dont use headgear, but I also dont use crozats...

kids usually adapt to these things better than adults anyway

just try to loop the threader in as best you can you should still be able to get underneath the chain btwn the wire and the gume.

Hang in there you will get the hang of it

I do a lot of lingual ortho and most people adapt wonderfully. Speech is the hardest but I tell all my pts to practice reading out loud to get better at it. All have done very well. The problem seems to be that some cases just never should have been tx'd with lingual in the forst place. Very narrow ...

Speech should improve.

I love Vermont. One of my best friends from dental school lives in Essix Junction. I have been there 2 times. It's georgeous up there.

the NTI works wonderfully for migraines.

I made one for my assistant about 2 yrs ago andshe hasnt had a migraine since.

slenderizing works great. It shouldnt be painful at all. It should actually be very fast. I can reprox 6 contacts in less than a minute --but I have done it a few thousand times

Dont worry about it at all. Very simple.

I always recommend that you read out loud alot to practice speaking, this way the speech will imporve much more rapidly. The tongue soreness will go away. SOmething is going to be sore initially. With lingual it is the tonugue with labial braces it is the lips and cheecks. Hang in there usually ever...