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I went for my first adjustment this morning and it took about 15 minutes. The doctor said my teeth were moving well, but recommended power chains on a few teeth to help correct the root rotation problems. So I now have a power chain connecting two top teeth, a power chain connecting two bottom teeth...

Wow, your progress is amazing! So much movement in those toofers! Congrats!!

Day 1: http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk129/pennysfbay/day1_front-1.jpg Day 30: http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk129/pennysfbay/day30_front-1.jpg http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk129/pennysfbay/day30_all-1.jpg So there are my latest pics. I can see some progress on the top, but those bot...

Speaking of popcorn, you should eat some before you get your spacers....if it's a food you enjoy. It may be a while until you can munch on some again. (I believe it's on the forbidden foods list, although there are a lot of people here who say they eat it anyway....slowly and carefully.)

Some progress pics; I'm at day 18 now. And I can't believe how much I didn't even want to smile in my before picture. I can't wait to have straight teeth!! Before: http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk129/pennysfbay/before_front-1.jpg Day 8: http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk129/pennysfbay/day8_f...

Reversedgaze, I'm pretty sure you can buy wax packets in the dental supply aisle of your local drug store, and maybe even grocery store. You should be able to find it without going the mail order route. You can also pop by your ortho's office and tell them your wires etc are bugging you and see if t...

Luella, congrats on taking the plunge! I've just gotten caught up on your story.....way to go for choosing such fun lig colors! I have ceramics, and they offered me a choice of colors, but then the docs said, "She should probably just have clear..." so I ended up with clear ligs and a bunc...

Mmmmm, Dr Pepper! Is it a Texas thing to love Dr P? I live in California now, but I was born in San Antonio, left for many years, and went back to Texas for college at UT Austin. Dr Pepper was always the best soft drink!! Now I drink Diet Dr Pepper which isn't as tasty, but the sugar isn't good for ...

Angel84, good luck on your brace day tomorrow! I'm so happy for you that you're finally getting to do something you've wanted for a long time. I understand the jitters and excitement. Right before I got mine on (less than 2 weeks ago), I felt like it was ALL I could think about, and I had to stop my...

Okay, pics to compare before braces with day 8 in braces....I can already see some movement in the top teeth that are cooperating! I didn't think there was any movement in those teeth until I looked at the pics. When I look in the mirror I still see the way it was and the crooked wire. Before -- 6/1...

Hooray for mini corn dogs! And boo for mustard stains! :p Yeah, I read a lot of the people's stories here saying they had to have molar build-ups and other appliances (turobs?) to keep their bottom brackets (particularly bottom ceramics, it seems) from cracking their top teeth. Thankfully I have avo...

Yay for pugs! We live near each other (Santa Clara/San Jose) and we both have pugs and braces. :) I had mini corn dogs tonight, and I *always* eat corn dogs with ketchup and mustard, but after reading your post about the mustard, I only had ketchup. *sigh* I do like having the ceramics, but I think ...

I think it's hilarious that you're taking your headgear off in the middle of the night and don't even remember it. :) That made me smile. I had headgear when I had braces the first time around to correct my overbite. I only had to wear it at night, and I don't recall if I ever removed it. I'm in bra...

Ugh, so today I had the first step to try to win a huge new project for work. I could tell that I was already the youngest person in the room, and with braces on too, I felt like the client looked at me like I'm a little kid and not a capable manager. We still have to submit our proposal and go thro...

good luck on your braces journey! I know we're all going to be so happy when we're all finished up with our treatments, It seems like a long time now, but the days will fly by and we'll all have nice bites!