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I had always thought I'd rather die than have braces since my job involves a high degree of people interaction however this has not been the case at all, indeed the only thing I regret now is not getting them earlier =) I guess for me it helps to think of it as a "renovation" project for m...

Looking good! Your overbite looks a lot like mine. Lucky you, being able to delay getting banded on the bottom -- what is the timeline for opening up your bite? Thanks ItsFreyja! Your teeth are a lot straighter than mine though lol Looking at the pictures now I also realised how much straighter the...

Thanks NeilH! Sounds like you have a similar situation with the deep bite -- I'm so glad to hear it's gone well for you. I hope this stage goes just as quickly for me as I will be so much happier without the molar buildups!! Other thoughts after the first couple of days... Tooth soreness is pretty ...

Thanks! I'm starting to get a little freaked out... I saw a bunch of posts on this board about face shape changing for the worse. Hopefully I don't notice the same thing with myself. I have been told in most cases provided your orthodontist knows what he/she is doing any facial changes are generall...

Welcome to the adult brace club lol

Be sure to post pics of your progress, always good to know there are other adult brace wearers out there

Welcome mate ! =), I am 33 myself and am 2 months into my treatment Like most of the other replies here I think the hardest bit was the decision leading up to getting braces, the actual process and my treatment so far has been smooth sailing (pain wise) Be sure to post pics and updates, its always g...

Welcome to the club! I'm almost 2 months into my damon clear braces treatment as well so I think we're on similar timelines

Waterpik, a good toothbrush and some superfloss

If you're not getting extractions done at the same appointment pop some tylenol before the appointment to dull some of the initial tension when the wire clips on

I myself have never used the wax but I guess it may depend on the type of bracket you get

Hey fellow braced friends, I recently decided (almost 2 months into my journey) to document my journey step by step on a blog, I have learnt so much from via other people's experiences on this forum and social media and thus decided it was time for me to give back and add to the literature for brace...

Well its been 58 days (aka close to 2 months) since I got my top row braced so I guess I should show some progress pictures, here's a snapshot http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll173/ctatchuan/day58_zpsv8noy3kb.png As you can see my canines have come down quite a bit and my front row teeth have com...

If it helps lollypop I had my upper baby canine removed and as my exposed adult one has been brought down I also have a spring widening my gap. It looks so funny after my surgery but I think you will be the only one who really notices. My biggest annoyance at the moment when brushing my teeth is ac...

Thanks for your reply. Thing is, I got the ceramic on the top and silver on the bottom and both are killing me. My teeth seems to be moving quite rapidly. I'm wondering also of its my age? I'm 32 and have never had braces before. Well, I tried Invisalign and it did not work for my problem. I'm 33, ...

tammyd2 wrote:Thanks! Super excited to see the end result, albeit 20 odd months away (hoping I am able to somehow reduce time by not a day over 18 months). Here's to wishful thinking!

Hi Tammy! hows the braces going?

Hi PHD guy, no I wasn't offered the option to get my bottom braces due to my severe overbite and my bruxism (I'm a grinder), essentially I would grind away my top teeth with my bottom braces if I had got them before my top row had a chance to move up, it may be another 5 months or so now before the...

Blender is your best friend, there are plenty of recipes out there for cooking soft foods for braces as well, I am a fan of pinterest as a source of that Also I pretty much went back to my normal diet after 24 hours but I'm guessing it depends on the type of braces, if you just had extractions done ...