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Hi to everyone! My braces were fitted about two months ago and i want to share with you some progress.

It hasn't been soo traumatic really, i can count 4-6 bad days but nothing more. i never felt "pain", just a really intense disconfort!
On the 5th of June i have my 3th appointment, my ortho will then fix my lower braces.

I would really like to hear your opinion about taking in consideration the idea of wearing a palate expander. My arches seem really narrow to me but my ortho didn't mention nothing

You should definitely mention that to your ortho ! Its all about communicaton. When i had my consultation they mentioned i get the expander, and i asked why it was necessary. To me, your smile doesnt seem narrow, but then again im no expert ! Lol.

My ortho didn't say anything about expanders either, neither of them did (I had consults with two). I thought I'd need one as well because my tongue feels too big to fit between my teeth! But ortho #1 said that as my teeth straightened out my arch would widen and there would be more room (my arch is more v-shaped than u-shaped). Ortho #2 didn't say anything about it at all, but we haven't sat down for a full treatment plan yet- maybe he'll use one (I sincerely hope not hahaha)