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Well, what a waste of a first adjustment. All they did was change the ligs, and then i sat and waited. The ortho came in looked at my teeth for two seconds, then said "ok, see you in three weeks". I'm like "ok .....". Then left. He didn't even say anything...maybe that's a bad si...

Your teeth are looking great! You're a pretty cute guy!

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Well it's now 10 days since I got braces. Man, do i see a difference already!! That one nasty tooth way up in the gums, is now level with the rest. I can't believe it!!!! I'm so excited. I have zero pain as well. I heard in another thread that if your teeth move fast, they will relapse fast. I wonde...

Well, i got braced today!!!! I wasn't nervous or anything! They placed the brackets on, and once complete i glanced at my reflection in the light above, and AHHH METAL! I asked the assistant "are they ceramic?" she said "no", i said, i asked for ceramic. So they had to remove the...

I'm in the same position as you. I'm also 22 years old and getting braces. My top front teeth are not aligned properly, so i'm getting them on only the top front six teeth. I'm getting ceramic as well. I'm very very nervous too. But i'm sooo excited to have nice teeth, it will be worth the suffering...

Thanks for sharing your story! Is that you in your avatar?? Beautiful!!!!

Well, 2 months time, i guess it gives me some time to get used to the idea of having braces. Today, I told two people from work I was getting them. So now that's a total of four that know. It made me feel much better that I could openly talk about it, so now i'm not worried about reactions at all! T...

Thank you for the reply Dodger, I hope it is a temporary thing too. But i may not have enough room for them to go back! Who knows. From the side x-ray you can see how my front teeth protrude extremely. It's sooo bad, it's funny the ortho didn't mention that. I picked up the papers today and made an ...

Well, I went to my consult with the ortho. He advised that I only need braces on my top front 6 teeth. The rest are fine. I don't know how this will work, but whatever. The bottom are a tad crowded and he said he could fix them, but they will most likely go back to their original state. I'm not too ...

Wow! That's exciting to see results so fast!

I'm constantly thinking about having braces, and I want them soooo bad, I can't wait to get them!

I hope ceramic brackets will be an option for me.

Wow, your teeth look amazing!!!

I as well have a canine just like yours, and two more teeth misplaced like that.

I appreciated your site detailling your progress, thanks!

I've had crooked teeth ever since my adult teeth grew in. The dentist never once advised me that I could get braces, nor did I want them. I was self-consious about my teeth and tried to hide them in pictures at all costs, laughed with my mouth closed or I would cover it. In junior high, kids would h...

How do you brush with braces on??? I am clueless! I don't have braces yet...but, can you brush regularly, or do you have be very careful...can any part of the braces appliances be damaged and come apart?