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OH!! Right after I posted I could see your pics! I couldn't see anything before then. I can see the difference!! Isn't it exciting?!!?
Way to go!!

Hi Again!' That is funny to hear because I had the same thing happen last week! I got some power chains too. Wow, up until then I was thinking to myself "well....this isn't that bad. What is everyone talking about all this pain??" I had only been there so far for my original fitting and a ...

Oh, oldfart! You are probably off this message board now but I have sat here (while I am supposed to be working) laughing my head off for the past 20 minutes at the posts here. How you have made my day! I hope all is well.

Wow, your post made me cry but mostly it is because I am so very proud of you. I am so very sorry about your BFF but the beauty of that is the gifts she gave you. The strength she gave you to do things for yourself and be happy in this world! In so many ways she is still here as you move through thi...

Thanks so much everyone!! Sorry for the late response. I will most definitely go and get that waterpick per your advice. I had bought a Sonicare toothbrush a few days before getting the braces and I LOVE it. Should have had one long before now. Thanks for the advice and inspiration you provide. I am...

Hey Kay Kay! Where are you? I am 56 and just got braces in Feb 2016 so I am reading your story here with great interest. (I'm a Texan too)
Summer is nearing and I am very curious as to your progress!

I bought a SoniCare right before I got my braces in February of this year. I LOVE it and think it was worth every cent. As others say, I can reach way in the back of my back teeth and feel like the brushes are getting all around my brackets and wires better than I can with my manual brush. The vibra...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced what I am about to describe. I am having dryness (or at least a dry feeling) between my brackets (upper and lower) and inside of my lips. Not my lips, per say...but between the brackets/gums and the part behind my lips. I hope that makes sense. When...

Hi, I am Lisa in Texas! I am so glad I found this message board! I got top/bottom braces almost 4 weeks ago after having 4 teeth pulled to make room. My dentist had been talking to me about braces for years and at age 56 I finally said....well, I'm going for it! So far no pain but I am praying that ...

I am SO GLAD I found this message board today! I am 56 and had the same apprehensions but took the plunge and got mine 3 weeks ago. I am curious as to what you are afraid of. Pain, discomfort, what people might say/think.....all of those things?? ME TOO!! Pain- I had 4 teeth pulled to make room for ...