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Thanks Lajlak! I'm surprised at how this is going so far - I had sensitive teeth for about 2 days, wore a bit of wax in one spot only for 2-3 days and that's been it so far. I don't know if the acceledent is making it all easier to tolerate but I guess I set myself up to expect a much worse situatio...

I feel the same way. I always knew my teeth weren't sparkling white but I did do some white strips whitening before getting clear damon braces last week. Ugh, my teeth look horribly yellow - I think it may be the contrast between the brackets which are clear but look white against my teeth. I figure...

Makes sense to go with where you are living. I wouldn't want to be doing transatlantic flights for an appointment. Good luck.

Well, I'm barely a week into braces so haven't done a whole lot of sinning yet but it's going to happen, I'm sure. Surprised to see so many people quoting tea drinking. I didn't know that was a no-no. So maybe I am sinning - you can't take my PG tips away from me! Also I'm getting back into nuts. I ...

Hi, I don't know enough to comment on all the technicalities here - I feel for you in this situation. But I do like the ortho I found in San Francisco and just started treatment with. I'm seeing Dr Pheobe Good of Good & Sears. Too soon to say if I'm going to like the outcome but they have stella...

Following this thread. I'm on day 6 and I keep wanting to take this mouth guard thing out of my mouth and go back to feeling normal. And I only have the top braced so far! I'm hoping it feels less bulky as time goes on. I hate the constant feeling of pressure. Hate it because, well, it's constant pr...

I'm a dual citizen too and grew up in England, now living in California and just got braces at 47. When I was growing up, I honestly don't think orthodontia was a big thing in the UK - I'm guessing it's caught up a lot more now! When I was at school hardly anyone had braces and hence I slipped under...

Hi, sorry you are having these worries. I have a thin face already too and don't want further thinning. Does your treatment plan specifically include 'jaw widening' and if so, how? All the questions I have asked my orthodontist have resulted in her saying 'well, we are not making your jaw wider' ......

So I got top braces on Tuesday of this week, just 3 days ago and the whole appointment was a bit of a blur with people working at my face. Now the dust has settled so to speak I'm looking at my braces and wondering how the positioning of the brackets are determined. Mine seem really quite low on my ...

Ha, 3 days in and I'm already over this! Too much thought going in to eating and cleaning. My honeymoon period lasted a few hours. I need an attitude adjustment. Thank goodness for this board

Awesome recommendations, thank you. I have ordered yet more stuff online ... thought I had everything covered but just going to have to clutter up my bathroom with more braces related stuff!

Hi all, I got damon braces today, uppers only to start. How on earth do you floss your back teeth? I had a horrible time of it, even with a needle threader thingy. Also tried the superfloss with the stiff end but it was just so hard to 'retrieve' the thread from the back teeth to get hold of it to f...

I just got braced! Tops only for now. It went fine. Didn't love the process and no pain yet, just some tolerable pressure. I'll do acceledent later. I'm wondering why they seem positioned quite low on the tooth but hoping there's a reason for that. Was too overwhelmed and wanted to get out of there ...

Before doing anything drastic with surgery etc consider a face widening hair cut. Short bangs that fall at eye level and hit around your cheek bones can help. Google it!

Thanks Metallika!