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Help! I have taken all the adivice given. Sometimes being hydrated helps and then in some instances too much water seems to make my mouth dry out faster. Wax makes it smoother but takes up valuable longue real estate and so I sound as if my mouth is full. I got this gluey stuff called BraceEaze but ...

Thanks again for all the support. It has now been six days and things are getting better. I got braced on friday, things were very mserable and unbearable(see earlier thread), until Sunday when suddenly my speech got much better and they had another quantum imrovement on tuesday afternoon. I have mo...

and painkillers. Ibruprofen and codine. Mood altering narcotics.

Hi everyone. THANKS for all the replies. You were all right. It does get better. From about Sunday afternoon (BD was Friday) I could suddenly go waxless except for the brackets on the wide back teeth (tooth number 4) on all sides. I also bought bracease that's like wax but is supposed to stay on for...

So here we go… The time came and I sat down in the chair and everything was opposite of anything I ever imagined or prepared for from this site and the net. The prep of the teeth was fine. Never tasted the bitter stuff. Maybe because my mouth was so dry.No face stretcher, only cotton but then…â€...

One Hour to Go!!!

Thanks.

16 hours of smootheness left.

Can't believe that in less than 24 hours I'll have braces... and have to attend two meetings straight after!!! Should I wax them up straight away or wait and see if I ned wax to talk better?

Anyone know what they do if your gums are high on the inside of a tooth and the exposed tooth area is too small for a bracket? Also, how can I make sure the brackets are securely on. I'm getting them on Friday and don't know what I'll do if they come off on the weekend. Is it okay to test them with ...

Been wanting to do this for a million years and at last its about to happen. Just confirmed with MY ortho (so weird that I have my own now), that Friday at 8h30 they go on (in) top and bottom! No need for separators. Doing it on Friday before the weekend so I can get used to talking but may have to ...

So I went back to the ortho for the discussion and then after having always said I wanted linguals, he assumed I'd get ceramics for the bottom? Does anyone have linguals on the bottom teeth? Is it so hectic?

So off I went to the appointment. the Doc is very laid back and they did the Xrays and impressions and he reckons linguals will work but we meet again on 2 June for a plan and $$$ talk. Oh and I need a root treatment on one tooth before he can do anything so it may be a while till I have worked up t...

After deliberating for decades, I am finally on the way to a first ortho appointment to see about getting straight. My only option as a nearly 40 professional would be linguals but I'm worried about the speech, the cost and just what a big step!!! Heard about STb being a huge improvement on previous...