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OMG - I have had my braces 3 weeks and have not had one tea or coffee or soft drink (a little bit of beer and champagne though - hehe) and I love a hot drink for morning tea so changed to chicken noodle soup!!!! Well look out there must be a sesame load of food colouring in it cause it has turned by...

Thanks for all the great replies - it is great to know there are others out there exactly like me :D It has been a rough two weeks with very sore gums but all in all it is getting better but still can get embarrased at times - just gotta think about the end result! Not seeing any change yet but I th...

I have my plate out - thank goodness - and the braces are on - the waiting is over!!! It has been nearly two hours and no pain yet. They are ceramic on top and dont look or feel as bad as I thought!!!!!

my Dentist had braces as an adult when she was pregnant and she said the time went so fast....

I get mine in march two months shy of 35 - I should have done it when I first enquired at age 22!!!! I want straight teeth and if that is vain - so be it... I have been a mouth breather my whole life so this probably caused the crowding.....Dont mouth breath - lol! I no longer do and feel so much be...

Thanks Felecia and Dr Rick - I feel better knowing it is normal for the tilting and the loose teeth... I am going to pop in to see my ortho tomorrow to make sure all is ok. I finished all my turns about 3 weeks ago and have to wait to march to get the braces fitted - its that busy - should have been...

I have had my expander in 3 months and finished all my turns - 30 in total - 1 every 2 days. However my teeth are very very tilted outwards and i cannot put my teeth together anymore, but the oddest thing is my first two molars on one side feel loose - even when I talk - is this normal - dr rick do ...

The first month you have your expander in may be very difficult to talk and eat- at least it was for me- scary a little but it does get better although 3 months later I can still not say words with K G and ING normally so its a little embarrasing. Hope it goes well let me know.

I have had my palate expander in for just over 3 months and have completed all 30 turns - no extractions - and I agree my face is THINNER now - checks are sunken and my check bone are definately higher. My teeth are tilted out and I cannot put my top teeth over my bottom as before and I am yet to be...

9 days in and it is improving - still get a sore tongue from talking after a day at work - but much clearer this week than last! Thanks so much for your help - it will be worth it. You must be close to the end of your treatment - bet your happy - hope it has gone well?

Have had the expander for one week now. There was no pain putting it in, and turning the key - once every second day - does not hurt - you can feel it move but it is only slight pressure. I feel a little bit of pressure on the cheekbones. The hardest thing is my tongue has been so sore - starting to...

yes it is a palate expander - to make room for crowded teeth before i am braced. it has been 4 days and i have to talk alot at work and cannot say things right or without heaps of spit- i am glad it gets better!

yes it is a palate expander - to make room for crowded teeth before i am braced. it has been 4 days and i have to talk alot at work and cannot say things right or without heaps of spit- i am glad it gets better!

can any one help. i have a maxillary arch - it is so low in my mouth my toungue cannot pronounce words. food has to go over the top of it to swallow, i have so much saliva and cannot swallow properly with my tongue and the back of my tounge looks yukky. I am getting groves in the front of my toung -...

day 2 with the expander and i had a few tears last night wondering what i had done .... so thanks for your reply....getting food stuck in there is gross but its unavoidable it guess......i have soooo much saliva and have to drink and swallow ALL the time. I cannot talk properly either cause my toung...