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Yes, call! I recently had a spring between two teeth, to open up a space. The pressure popped open one of the bracket doors, the spring pushed back too far, and one of my "good" teeth ended up being twisted around. It put me three weeks behind, as the ortho had to drop down a wire size to ...

In downtown Vancouver, Canada.

Paying $7900 for 24 months in Damons, plus another $500-ish for an extraction and surgery to expose an impacted canine tooth.

Price includes two years of follow-up visits and retainers, etc. (I don't know whether such follow-up is standard for orthos).

I understand what you're going through: I'm three days in and dealing with considerable pain. If I keep taking ibuprofen/aspirin on a regular basis it seems to be under control, but flossing is really uncomfortable. I've also been on a really, really soft food diet, trying to get a decent amount of ...

Just three days in and I've already noticed some big changes! On top, a 1mm gap between my front tooth and my lateral incisor (had to look that up!) has closed. http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7983/photo122.jpg On bottom, a couple of errant teeth have straightened out and seem to be sliding into ...

Great idea, Zeira! I'm going back to work for the first time with braces tomorrow and I will give this a try. Thanks! Hey Lori, how did it go? I had my first day at work yesterday and co-workers seemed genuinely interested and enthused about what I'm doing. (I'm 27, just got Damons for two years). ...

Thanks Gracey.

About two years, give or take a few months.

Yes, the ortho sent me a letter with all those details. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to ask for a breakdown on paper.

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Hi everyone, I'm 27, from Canada and newly braced in Damons. This website is really what gave me the courage to go ahead; everyone's before-and-after pictures have been a huge inspiration. About me : Always had crooked teeth due to crowding. I was 16 when I had the last of my baby teeth pulled (four...