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DrJasonKTam wrote:and the correct tip are

Can you tell me what this means please?

Many thanks for the replies .

I suppose two things are vital during orthodontic treatment. Trusting your orthodontist and paitence.




and flossing and eating the correct food and keeping you appointments........................

17 months into treatment now. Ortho said he's going to reposition brackets on my incisors in 8 weeks (next visit). No explanation, although they probably need to be brought down a bit as their above all other teeth and a bit on the pointy side. Anyone else had brackets repositioned this far into tre...

Wow!!

Your smile looks great.

I had a very similar upper and lower arch to yours and i'm nowhere near completion. I'm 15 months in braces.

Now I'm actually thinking of bringing your pics into my ortho tomorrow morning and throwing them on the desk!!!

Yea, I know what you mean. Spacers are torture but hang on in there.

Anyone else with the same problem......... Just can't stop buying dental cleaning equipment and accessories. I go to buy some bread or milk and come back with one or all of a new toothpaste, mouthwash, dental-wax, toothpix or brush. The dental section of most stores is a magnet to me. (Metal?) There...

Excellent post.

Funny cause it's 100% true.

Trying to find a couple of genuine photos showing my teeth has been tough, anyway, 11 months consigned, 6 adjustments, 4 extractions, 4 powerchains and a bit of pain later, I'm starting to see a difference. http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/382/img1512p.jpg http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5857/cop...

Hi........and best of luck, it'll be all worth it!

Well done!

Your teeth are a great shape, your end results will be amazing.

cheers folks.

............sorry about the spelling, I seem to spell like I talk with braces on!!!

Hello all.

Quick question. My orto fits 'modules' to my archwires during appointments. They seem like tiny metal bands that fit or are swueezed arounf the archwire, between brackets...................can anyone identify their purpose??

Know how you're feeling. Visited the ortho yesterday for my 4th check-up after 8 months in braces. He tells me I need the have 4 pre-molars removed cause my teeth are 'splaying'?. Wasn't too impressed as I had said from the outset to remove teeth if necessary, but he said I probably would'nt need ex...