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Hi all, I posted in the retainer forum as well, but it doesn't seem to get as much traffic. I dropped my retainer on the floor and it seems to be misaligned. My ortho is closed on weekends. Should I wear my retainer or not? If I wear it my tooth might shift because my hawley bow is pressing on my fr...

Hi everyone, so I have been debraced for about a month now and I dropped my hawley on the floor. It seems that I bent the wire and it's pressing against my front right incisor. My ortho is closed on the weekends so I'm not sure what I should do. If I leave the retainer out until Monday, my teeth mig...

Hello all! I am getting my braces off December 12th at 8:30 am! I am so excited! I'm getting upper and lower hawley retainers. I was supposed to have a lower permanent instead of a hawley but I'm afaid my molars will shift, so I asked for a lower hawley instead :) hopefully I get to choose a colour ...

I got my d date on September 19th. Not that I got my braces off then, I just got to book the appointment. I get my braces of December 12th, so I was told just shy of 3 months prior.

The shock is what got me when I first got everything installed (braces, bite turbos and quad helix) it really sucked because I had a hard time talking. I talk quite fast and having all of the stuff in my mouth made me have to talk slower. I'm not going to lie the first week sucked and I kept thinkin...

I would say yes, the average estimated time is about 24 months (From what I've read). I was given an estimated time of 24 months, but I will have my braces off in about 2 months. So it all depends on the person. I had an overbite and mild to moderate crowding as well as a crossbite.

To have all of those answered, you should book a consultation with an ortho in Lancaster where you are attending university. I don't think that anyone here can answer your questions since the majority aren't orthodontists.

Good luck with your search for a new ortho.

Hey! Congrats on being in the home stretch! I too am there as well. They have booked me one more regular appointment and I have my removal date set for Dec 12! I will be getting a removable hawley on top and a permanent on bottom. But I'm going to ask that they make me a bottom hawley as well. I'm a...

I had my teeth reshaped and I'm still in my braces, but my guess is that your ortho may like to wait until debanding.

Reshaping done! Went by so quick. The hand piece is annoying, and really high pitched. Only discomfort felt was a little bit of warmth from the sanding. I'm glad it's over, I was really nervous! Good news though. I have a deband date! I have one appointment in October and then I get my braces off in...

So I'm a week away from my reshaping appointment and I'm getting really nervous. If anyone has had their teeth reshaped, can you tell me about your experience because the more I think about it the more it freaks me out.

I remember when I first got my braces put on (and my bite turbos, and my quad helix expander) I had the hardest time getting used to all of my new hardware and thought to myself "it's going to look like I have botched collagen injections for 2 years!?", but after a few months I was used to...

Give it time. You will have a slight lisp, but once you're used to them it's not so bad. I had bite turbos for about 4 months. You'll be fine.

Give it a week and if you're still not satisfied, call your ortho

For the first few weeks it tasted like I had just came from the dentist, every day!

It will go away once you've had them for a while.