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My speech got increasingly worse for the duration of time that I was braced (I still am, but on the bottom only). My family and friends were constantly asking me to repeat things and sometimes words were so difficult to say for me that I wouldn't even understand some of the things coming out of my m...

I'm 99.9% sure I'm getting Hawleys (he didn't talk to me about it, but a friend of mine went to him and got Hawleys..so, I'm assuming...). That's really good to hear that he can correct anything that's moved since debanding with Hawleys. Thank you!

I'm getting kind of scared now. I got my top braces off last Friday (so, 5 days ago) and my ortho didn't take impressions for my retainer yet. My teeth are already moving. My two front top teeth are very sensitive because about 5 years ago I tripped while running down the sidewalk and kind of bashed...

Did he need space for braces? I had 4 teeth (they were first cuspids...maybe the same ones they extracted from your nephew?) extracted to make space before I got my braces put in when I was 14. After 2 years of braces the spaces from the teeth are all closed up and you can't even tell that they were...

How long does it usually take to get retainers after the braces are removed? I got my upper braces off on Friday and I didn't even get molds taken to make the retainers yet. My ortho said I'm gonna get those taken this Friday. I'm afraid my teeth are gonna move..and I think some of them already star...

Thank you all! I'm so happy with the results! =]

My orthodontist took off my upper braces yesterday and I'm so happy! The actual process of taking them off wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It went pretty quickly. I'm very happy with my teeth. It's so great being able to eat and not get little bits of food stuck everywhere. ha. I'm getting t...

It's good to see I'm not the only one with this problem. I did a little experiment last night..I didn't wear my elastics to sleep..and viola I didn't wake up with my teeth all closed the wrong way. lol. I guess I should've tried that before making this post. I really do believe it's from the pull of...

I've had my braces on for 22 months..I was initially supposed to have them for about 24 months, and I'm pretty sure they're coming off soon as my orthodontist gave me a permanent retainer on my bottom teeth this past Monday. How long is the average length of time for someone to need to use elastics?...