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Here is my first pic with braces taken the day of. Boy didn't realize how crooked my front teeth are! The molars kind of look ok though. Have a severe cross bite that is now not shown due to the bite turbos. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2750/4326873411_158758e7b5.jpg There is a spring that I belie...

Yah the bite turbos totally suck. In fact you or others may have noticed after you get braces, any kind of bite on the front teeth HURT...ouch. So it is like a doube wammy blah. Although two days after I got my braces on my teeth feel numb / itchy!!!! So biting on that turbo kinda feels like scratch...

I am in a similar situation. They put molar build-ups on my back teeth instead of the bite turbos on the front teeth. I'm not sure why they choose one over the other. My case is a deep overbite. The molar build-ups at least allow my upper first molars to touch the build up but the surface of the bu...

I am in a similar situation. They put molar build-ups on my back teeth instead of the bite turbos on the front teeth. I'm not sure why they choose one over the other. My case is a deep overbite. The molar build-ups at least allow my upper first molars to touch the build up but the surface of the bu...

tyeomans wrote:Good luck with your treatment! Just like the saying when one door closes, another opens. You just got your braces on, I am getting them off!

Awesome!! I will be happy to say that in 24 months

First post on here but have been reading up to get valuable information. The type I have are self-ligating Damon brackets. I also have bite turbos that were put in a couple weeks ago. Yah those things really are tough to chew with. Now that the braces have been in for a bit my front teeth kill when ...