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Thanks for being the first to answer, and I hope your treatment goes well :-D My ortho only wanted to put the uppers, and the estimated time was 12 months. Although the bottom teeth aren’t much crocked, I thought that I should correct not only the esthetics, but also my bite. So, to have a full co...

Hi everyone. I've been braced for 3 months, only in the upper arc. The lowers will come next friday :) I would like to share my evolution with you, and also to register it. So here goes : http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/6707/evoliu6.th.png The pics with the brackets with colors were taken in the be...

We are indeed very strange creatures.

If it hurts, we complain that it hurts.
If not, we also complain.

Although my teeth doesn't hurt, some of them are really moving.
And i can't stop staring at them in the mirror

Third day: Still no pain in my teeth, only the gums begun to hurt, but I’ve put some wax and everything is fine now. I’m trying to learn how to eat with braces and it’s really annoying. Today I was visited by a cousin and he wanted to go to a restaurant, but I didn’t feel comfortable to eat ...

I was a little skeptical that there was no pain initially I was worried that it didn't hurt because my teeth weren't moving :D My feelings exactly!!! That’s why i post my doubts! I was felling that my ortho didn’t applied enough pressure! But, minutes ago when I was cleaning my teeth I realized...

I’ve been braced yesterday, so this is officially my first day in braces. The braced process went very smooth and quick. My ortho said that today my teeth would be very sore. And for all the reports I saw here I really thought they will be. But they are not !!!!! I really cant feel nothing except ...

I think that its only the upper that is a little off, i think the cause is that 12 years ago when i was treated with the old removable braces, my 1st Bicuspid (nbr 5) was removed, and with time, all teeth moved slightly to the right. 5 days ago, my 2nd Bicuspid (nbr 13) was removed, so its possible ...

Regarding my midline, i only note it after reading some post in this forum, so i didnt ask my ortho before.

Yes, you are correct, i have to ask my ortho those questions, and will do it next friday, before being braced.

I'll be putting braces next Friday, only two days left :) From all i could read, elastics are used to correct the mid line, and are linked between upper and bottom braces. From what i can see, my mid line is off by 1-2mm. Since my bottom teeth are straight, i will only have upper braces. Is it still...

Fantastic progress in the upper teeth. Thank you for the update.

@HotWired22 : Hi! I know this is an old post, but looking at your teeth picture, i think your teeth are very similar to mine (please see: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=26391). How is your evolution going? Can you please post recent pictures, i would really like to see what kind of ...

Thanks but the photos shows a better smile than in reality.
And while I understand that the “defectsâ€

I've already consult an orthodontist, and ill put metal braces on the upper teeth next 14. I have to remove the upper left wisdom teeth first (by the way, it will be removed in the same day i'll put the braces) Its funny that i've taken so long to decide and now i want to put it as soon as possible....

Hi to all! First things first, so i have to say this forum is excellent and i'm enjoying reading your posts. I'm 32 years old, when i was young i had a very misplaced teeth, and in that time, fixed braces were very expensive, so i used the removable ones for several years. The end results were very ...