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I saw more dramatic movement after my first adjustment. Having upper ibraces for over a year and lower for a month and half. I have to say it seems that my lowers might be moving a bit faster. Going back to my ortho's office on Monday for adjustment on upper and lower. Excited for it, because usuall...

Hola xtc, will think of you next week. No worries, you will be fine. I think the worst of all is making the big decision to go to ortho, and going for it. I was stressing about going to orthodontist for years, not smiling like everyone else. Well, let's put that all behind. Now I see my ortho a lot,...

good luck on getting the appoitment. I seriously feel your pain. I have had my first adjustment on my lowers 5 days ago and was so worried how to back wire is going to move around, but so far so good. I had couple of mishaps with the brackets popping out, but as I mentioned I was in my ortho's offic...

Well, it is going to be almost a year since I have had my upper braces. I got my lowers on a month ago due to my busy schedules and travels. I have had minimal problems with my speech, but the wire on my back teeth is a different story. I was in my orthodontist office almost once a week to clip the ...

I was in the same boat as you are now. A few months ago right before my appt I was reading most horror stories of all times. I had several sleepless nites before my braces came. Well, the Day happened first week of june. Not a joy the very few days, but I lived with it. It wasn't as bad as i thought...

Finally. I am so glad you got back to us. I have been checking the site over and over just to see how you are doing. It is amazing how close we get going through this. Have you tried Orthosil, silicone wax. It will last a bit longer, little tricky to put it on, but worth it. First few days, i though...

thinking of you, how did it go??

so excited for you. As you can read all our posts, first few days suck. Badly. But you will get through. Every adjustment is a new adventure. My teeth were overlaping, felt like Nanny McPhee or wire was hurting me. Always something. Keeps it interesting, at least I have to look at it this way now.

first few weeks are not the prettiest, but I am so used to them by now, that a month and a half I could chew up a cow and any kind of nut you would put in front of me. Changes are amazing in short time, so do not be turned off by anyway. Wax will be your best friend in first few days, but I have bee...

thank you, sonja. I have been reading your story for a while and was wondering how you are progressing. All the best to you. Yay, you could be done a lot sooner

Hello everyone it has been one month and 2 days since I got my upper lings. Started noticing small changes in a few days. Well, I had my first adjustment on tuesday and boy, within one day my two front teeth have moved. I thought I could watch them moving while sitting in front of the mirror. One to...

how did it go, granite?? I am 24 days into treatment with ibraces. First week is not the easiest but it does get better. First week I lived on wax and almost no food. After a week no wax and almost all the food you would put in front of me. My lisp is barely there, water is the key. I have my first ...

hello there
I live in orange county, san clemente. I found a great ortho through website Lingualcare.org. His name is Dr. William Brownson. I like the fact that one of his lingual patients is his own wife.
Good luck in finding a great ortho as well

RB1999 hanging in there. I am on my day # 6 and fearing the next day coming up. But all I can say, speach comes and goes. I work in a restaurant, and over few days I have to repeat myself to my guests and coworkers. Silicon gel is great, but it starts to dissapear after several hours. But what is wo...