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An update on this one - i had to go to my Orthodontist as my wire came away from my back tooth and so i asked about the staining. He said it was the glue from when the brackets were fixed on and he would clean it all off at the next adjustment & it wld not be a permanent stain and said my teeth ...

Hello - i've had my braces on for about 6 weeks now. I have been keeping them and my teeth really clean as i was worried about decacification (the white spots you can get on your teeth around brackets). However i have now noticed brown stains on my teeth around my brackets - it looks like the stains...

Hey 3 of us now- fabulous AND i saw a girl at the gym today with braces - so along with the others i've seen round and about theres at least 5 of us braced adults in NZ :-) Danz 23: Love your sparkly picture thing ! I used to live in AKL and started off seeing a cosmetic dentist who to his credit ac...

Well i never floss anyway!!!!! Just brush and mouthwash. No cavities, no fillings,no problems. So is it just the flossing thing that is a problem with fixed retainers?

Hello! yay theres 2 of us here now & both ex-pats! - i'm from Nottingham originally, where are you from?!! So youre up near Tauranga now? Hope you've had better weather than us down in the south of the north island this week. YUCK! Anyway back to braces - so what reactions have you had from peop...

i've only just started with my braces but i also think i definitely want perm retainers when i'm finished. My ortho said yes for them on the bottom but was a bit vague about having them on the top too and as i have 17 months to go i didnt pursue it at the time. However, i'm interested in the mention...

Hello - I'm English but living in Wellington NZ and wondered if there were any other adult kiwi brace faces out there? I had my braces fitted in NZ and they are due off 3 months before my work visa expires in 2011 so if i do go back to the UK i'll return with straight teeth :-) I've had positive rea...

Get them Get them Get them!!! :-) Seriously i never thought i would BUT i always knew i would just love straight teeth. I looked into veneers first as braces just wasnt an option (i thought) but the cosmetic dentist i saw about the veneers made me realise i have really good teeth (shape and no cavit...

I have ceramics on top and bottom- it was the first time my ortho had used ceramincs on the bottom but i thought i would feel mismatched having them just on top. I got in-ovation C so no staining worries too so i can eat curry happily & drink lots of tea :-) Of course close up you can see them b...

Hello - i got my braces 5 days ago and amazingly i love them! However i really thought i too would have a major crisis over them. I had arranged to work from home for a few days after they were fitted, fearing I would want to just hide away (probably in tears) whilst i got my head around how i looke...