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Well - the gagging stopped after a couple of days. I still lisp and I dont think that will ever go away - I just know know if I am in an important meeting I just take them out! I've found they're not as good as the essix for actually keeping teeth in place - or maybe that's just me - but my front tw...

Well - the gagging stopped after a couple of days. I still lisp and I dont think that will ever go away - I just know know if I am in an important meeting I just take them out! I've found they're not as good as the essix for actually keeping teeth in place - or maybe that's just me - but my front tw...

It was an accidental repost of my earlier thread!! And has received more replies haha!!

I am guessing I am 3 weeks into retainers now. I was buying something in a shop and speaking to the assistant my lisp is still pretty bad and so I apologised and said I had only just got my retainer in. She had a look at my teeth smild and said 'Well never mind I'm sure your teeth will be looking gr...

Oh my gosh today I got Hawleys on top and Essix on the bottom, bottom ones ar fine but as for the hawleys, I sound like an idiot, I look like an idiot (they are ugly) and I am GAGGING!

I just cannot see how I am going to get used to this big lump of plastic in my mouth....

Gah I can't get the pics to work! No worried I will keep trying. As I said in an earlier post they are not 100% perfect but hey who is.. my ortho said they were as good as we were going to get them so that is good enough for me - considering how they were this time 2 years ago.. Thanks for all your ...

Hi Sbebs - welcome to the gang I would say go for it with this ortho - after all they all had to start out somewhere and it's good that he received some peer opinions at his conference. Also everyone should remember that 1 in 2 orthos graduated in the bottom half of their year group!! As for the pai...

Oh my gosh! So I go in to see the ortho this morning and say please could I have green and red ligs for Christmas? He has a look and fiddles around a bit and says "Well how would you like an early Christmas present instead?" So - THEY'RE OFF!! Will post pics when I get home from work tonig...

Brunoise - I agree - I am going to be staring at everyone else's teeth nowto see where their number twos are!
I will let you know how i get on next week...

I have put on a stone since I had my braces on (21 months) ha ha!

Jennielee - thanks for your reply - I have to say I had never even considered that it is a feminine trait - I guess we are all so bombarded by the perfect hollywood ruler straight smile that we forget what nature intended! So thanks for that - it has put my mind at ease a bit. As for how long left -...

Hi guys Well I have finally got the hang of this uploading photos - i hope - so thought you would like to see. Got them on Feb 05 and ortho now say he has done the best he can do at the front - now we are just waiting for a pesky wisdom tooth to upright itself before they come off. Since this pic he...

No can do as they are a husband and wife team, (one is my dentist and one is my ortho), and what's worse they are on holiday this week for the half term! Pain is still really bad, I called NHS direct at the weekend, the dental nurse there said it just sounded like the tooth was erupting and that I s...

Thanks for your reply - but - there is nothing stuck, I make sure of it every day! And, I cant pop in to my ortho because since I moved house he's 40min drive away... I have just started a new job and can't have any time off in work hours.... Getting worried now an infection is the last thing I need...