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After 13 weeks (instead of eight) I have finally finished with my IA apart from it'll be my retainer. My teeth are straight but not as perfect as I was expecting them to be as one of my front teeth is higher up the gum than the other one and the only way to rectify that is with a fixed brace to pull...

Just an update. Got the composite sorted last Tuesday and the teeth filed again. Dentist said there hadn't been much movement and asked if I'd been wearing the IA for a couple of days then leaving it out..I've been wearing it 21 hours a day so left a little disappointed that after all that time not ...

It's now been two weeks with my IA and I can see progress. I have spent a week abroad with it too, kept out of the sun so not to cause damage it, it was a bit of a pain at times but still managed 20 hours wear time. I can't seem to hook the movable part under the roof of my mouth plate onto the comp...

Hi I got my IA fitted on Thursday, ended up back at the dentist yesterday as I couldn't get it back in (fear) so had a practice whilst there and today it's been in for 11 hours, with a break for lunch and dinner. My top front four teeth are absolutely killing me and I've taken paracetamol each time ...