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question I'd ask would be...
--what kind of changes should I be expecting to my teeth, the process?
--How will it affect my face structure?

I'm going through the same thing too. My teeth are starting to flare out also and I'm going to ask my ortho to do ipr instead of widening the arch too much on my next visit. The reason is that my arch was wide to begin with and I didn't want to do extraction. Recently I found some information on ipr...

So did he just left it to naturally retract or did he use wire to aid in it. Since the palate is expanded even when the teeth has retracted where you left with gaps between the molar teeth since there are the extra space created from the palate expansion?

If your orthodontist accidentally over widen your arch can he unwiden it? Is that harmful to your teeth?

oranges, mango, and hard food

Hello, I've just had braces on for almost a month. Lately when I lick my back teeth it tastes kind of sour is this normal? I do take good care of my teeth brush 3 times a day and constantly rinsing my mouth with water every few hours.

Thank you Jen. That is a good suggestion. I will have to call the office again on Monday to speak with the orthodontist. They make me feel like they don't care about their patient.

I thought two weeks is quick also, but I know the recession was due to the expansion because one of the tooth I use to have a problem before I have always pay close attention to it even before the braces where on. I could see that the root has an indentation which was not there before I'm positively...

I had braces on for 2 weeks and I'm starting to see that some of the gum on my teeth are receding. Beside from that I'm worried that the orthodontist is expanding my arch too wide. My last two visit with him are very brief because he seems busy and I felt like i'm holding him back with questions. Ho...

My teeth is slightly crowded and I'm planning on getting braces. When I went in to talk with the orthodontist he said I would need braces that would expand my teeth out a little and straighten it. But my question is can braces alone do that or do I need a palate expander? Also how does expanding you...