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BOOKED IN FOR MANDIBULAR BILATERAL SAGGITTAL SPLIT OSTEOTOMY TOMORROW MORNING....OMG!!! That is the same as you Marian (bottom jaw forward)...I have just returned from my pre-op assessment today, I had wire ligs and several hooks fitted top and bottom. I'm 43 and have had my braces for so long, I'm ...

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Hey 50+, Glad things are good with you also, best of luck on Friday, I look forward to hearing how you get on. I'm also glad that you can see an improvement :) . Adults with braces in the US seem more common place than the UK - Mind you, we do have a bit of a reputation as a nation with bad teeth :o...

Week 2 Ok, my teeth are no longer sensitive, the braces are quite comfortable actually. The novelty has started to wear off now as I no longer check my mouth out each time I pass the mirror. I am quite impatient and haven't yet seen any movement - of course you haven't, it has only been two weeks!!...

Hi Helen...

Not long before you joins us braceface!

Get some icecream in, oh and I have started to love, mashed potato with cheese and mustard! (I'm not pregnant by the way) x

Hi tan tan, Hope all is well with you.. I am still eating soft food (including chocolates but brushing straight after) -I was so hugry and needed something quick and easy at lunch time so pulled some super noodles out from the back of the cupboard, the only ones left were curry flavour :roll: .........

Hi Witchypoo..

Just watched your youtube blogs with great interest - keep it up

Week 1 My first week in braces has been fine - no pain I can just feel the tension of the archwire just as 50+ says, my teeth seem have loosened a bit and I have got into a bad habit of pressing my tongue against the roof of my mouth just to feel them 'give' a bit. I had to use some wax at the end ...

Hi guys - glad to meet you all! Revelvia, I know you are not supposed to move during treatment, but sometimes peoples circumstances change. Is your move permanent or temporary? Kent is not too far from London to travel for appointments. You get metal braces on the NHS but can choose different colour...

Hi SuzyS I have only seen the one consultant, in fact it looks like she will be the only one I see as I my next adjustment/bottome brace fitting is due in 8 to 10 weeks and I have just received one through the post for 12 weeks time! Apparently she will be on holiday and I can't see someone else.......

Thanks enigma and Jac.

It is a great help to find other people who have travelled the same road under the NHS.
I am really looking forward to sitting down and reading about both your experineces . Congratulations to you both now you are through to 'the other side'.

Happy smiling

Hi 51+ How are your braces feeling? I am still waiting for the pain/headache everyone has told me about, I have nothing so far. The orthodontic treatment is expected to be around 18 months in total. However after that I need to pay for veneers/crowns to be fitted on the front four teeth - top and bo...

Hello fellow newbie.

I look forward to following your progress.

Just joined. First Post. First Day in fixed metal braces aged 41. I finally decided to put my money where my mouth is and saw a private orthodontist last August who referred me to the NHS due to a severe overbite. The NHS agreed to treat me and seven months later I had fixed metal braces to the top ...

Hi everyone. Just joined. First Post. First Day in fixed metal braces and the sun is shining! :) I am a 41 year old woman, having spent 30 years smiling with my mouth closed because of crooked overcrowded teeth. I was called fangs at school and my mother did not agree with orthodontic treatment. I f...