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Eeep can someone help!! So had chain adjusted Monday and one link showing...now Wednesday and there are two links showing. Literally just sat watching tv and my gum felt a bit odd and there is a white lump appeared...no way can it of moved that quick? :( does it mean it has come off? I can't do anyt...

Happy happy happy!!! It hurt like a bugger but my tooth is on the move!!!! 3 links to go then it will be down!

cool. Glad you're feeling happier about it all xx

:D yeh you have to have funky colours! Mine are through nhs and I hadn't considered asking for ceramic and paying a bit, I have a lot going on with the tooth out and a tooth not having a bracket on one of them that even with ceramic it would of been more noticable than normal braces anyway. Take a l...

My worst comment came from my father-in-law but all he asked was how long I had to have them in for because he wasn't expecting them to be as "permanent looking" as they are. Actually it is mainly guys who are a bit like "but you were fine before! Why have you gone and done that?"...

The pink is good! No staining so far and still nice and bright. Getting adjustment next Monday (8th) and I'm not sure what to go for next. Gonna chat to my daughter and get some ideas

not looking forward to my adjustment in a week's time. I like to think there has been movement but I'm not keen on the thought of her pulling the chain again. Blegh!

You're really stressing about the weddings and the gaps. Personally I would be too, so I would say wait. After you have the brace and the gaps they soon become less of a big deal but prior to all the wires and gaps it is a big thing. You will have some nice pictures to look at to get you through you...

The only thing they warned me of was they didn't put a bracket on one of my front teeth next to the canine that it's meant to come down because it is very close to the roots and they are worried it will damage it xx

Oh no!!! Sad day, but other teeth shifting is not a good sign at all. xx

Aw no! That does not sound pleasant at all!!! I would request someone different next time. I have a very high pain threshold (2 babies, both induced labours and both with a bit of gas and air) but honestly when I get my wired changed I cringe. I have a chain linked to a tooth that is still inside th...

kids seem to love braces! My daughter is 6 and her and her friends are obsessed with my mouth! They like choosing the colour bands I have...although the other day err went to the fair and Ivy said she didn't want me to go on the rides because she thought they would fall off! Xx

Oh no millersgirl! I can't imagine anything worse! Did you find it really painfull when they pull the chain in adjustments? It really does shoot through me, I think it's because they are pulling the chain through the gum. I have a high pain threshold but it really shakes me up, an hour later I am fi...

Totally agree with "no pain no gain" mine is achy for a week or so after adjustments. But nothing stops me from eating my favourites! I eat chocolate by literally sucking it to death and breaking it into little chunks. Crisps are tricky but just eat soft ones rather than the big chunky cru...

Oh is that your canine just popping through at the top there? Mine seems to be pulled down differently to most people's. It hasn't been "exposed" just the front gum lifted and stitched then the chain coming out of the gum. X