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My dentist told me to stop using Listerine (or any other mouthwash with alcohol) and start using something called Closys. He said that it is a totally different type of mouthwash, and is currently the best thing out there. Here is their website: http://www.rowpar.com/index.html I've used it for abou...

Hi Shutter, I enjoyed reading your story. I had my braces put on 5 days ago and it's nice to see someone with similar bottom teeth to me a few months down the line. I had my first premolars removed though so I've got big gaps to close. Your teeth have moved loads - especially on the top. You must b...

Just had my second adjustment. At my first adjustment, my ortho changed the upper wire to a rectangular on (it was a 20 something, but I forget the other number). They also brought my second molars into the new wire (they had been left out at first). My lower teeth were still too crowded, so she lef...

I get really bad canker sores - i got them even before I got braces. Two products that I have found work really well - Zilactin is similar to Kanka, but I find that it works even better. It dries to a thin film, which protects the sore and stops the pain for a while. The other product that works rea...

I still have all four of my wisdom teeth. My ortho said that 3 of them were already in good alignment and would not have to be touched. The 4th wisdom tooth (lower right) is a bit rotated. When I was initially braced, my ortho put a bracket on the crooked wisdom tooth, but she did not run the wire t...

Can anyone let me know if the band gives a similar feeling as the spacers??? Thanks No, not for me at least. It felt very strange for a few days, but not painful. I go used to it quickly. The only thing that bothered me about the molar bands was that there are little hooks on the lingual (tongue) s...

Can someone please help me... I just got these spacers in my teeth about three days ago, and they are the mose uncomfortable little things in the world... I keep reading on them and everyone is saying that the discomfort should go away in a couple of days after they have been placed on my teeth.. b...

If she is not chewing her food and just biting and swallowing things whole, which I find myself doing maybe that is causing digestive problems. . I will echo this as a possible cause. I have been braced for just over a month, and I find myself swallowing food whole quite a bit. I know that I should...

It has been just over 5 weeks since I got my braces. My first adjustment is next Monday (6 week mark). I decided to take a few pictures so that I could take a look at progress. All and all I am pretty pleased. The tops are leveling out nicely, and the top pre-molar that was in cross bite has moved q...

Yes, my molar bands are on my first molars (not my back ones). I have regular brackets on my back molars. I also had sharp edges on the inside of my bands that were really cutting up my tongue. They were killing me whenever I ate, so I went back to my ortho about a week after I got them (after using...

Flaka, I just started this journey, so I really can't add anything of value with respect to your treatment plan. What I can tell you, based upon a lot of experience with dealing with ill family members and a lot of doctors, is that it is very important to have confidence in your health care professi...

I have minor perio disease, which my dentist has managed to control through a strict routine of regular cleanings, an electric toothbrush, daily flossing followed by a water pick and mouthwash twice a day. I had some minor bone loss before things were well controlled, but now everything is fine. The...

The most effective cough drop I've ever used is also perhaps the most foul - I think maybe you'd be able to use it without biting into it ;) They're called Fisherman's Friend . Stateside they are available at places such as Rite Aid and Wally World. (See http://www.fishermansfriendusa.com/where-to-...

I just got my braces five days ago - I have the same problem - my molars don't touch. In my case, I think that it is the molar bands that are throwing my bite off on one side (they touched before I got my braces on). Rather annoying when you try to chew. I need to go back to the ortho next week to h...

Hi Shutter, I've just noticed that we share the same "spacer day" and "brace day" :) I think my first adjustment may be a day or 2 before yours. How have your first few days with braces been? Hi Cat Meow, Congratulations on getting your braces. My first couple of days have been ...