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The further you go in treatment, the wire will be changed to a thicker and stronger one. That's my understanding from how my Ortho explains it. I have had my lingual uppers for just under 7 months and in a couple of weeks will be assessed for a third wire change. It all depends on how efficiently yo...

Hey guys, I too have lingual uppers and ceramic lowers. I only got my ceramics on about 36 hours ago and I am in more pain than I was in with the linguals! I'm using that brace relief cream on my gums which helps me sleep relatively pain free, only drawback is the numbing content causes saliva to pr...

I think you can. I could definitely feel changes when I flossed too, especially the first couple of days, and even now each day a different tooth feels tighter or looser when I try to thread the floss through. Also, I think my arch has rounded out ever so slightly when I've looked at it in the mirro...

Just wanted to say that I barely have a lisp today! I'm more confident that by tomorrow it will be gone completely, and I never believed people when they said it would go in 1-2 weeks.

ShySmile: you sound just like me! I only just realised today that ceramic lowers are really going to add some 'chunk' to my lower lip lol after really looking at how at the moment I can't close my upper teeth over my lowers the way I used to pre braces cos of the overjet and linguals in the way. als...

No screws as yet, nor elastics.. I think that's a far way away. How long have you had the linguals on for?

It's coming up to 5 days with Upper Linguals only (at the moment) Today is the first day I've actually had a sore tongue on the right side. I think this is because I am eating more adventurously because the teeth aren't so tender and I think the brackets have moved slightly on that right side, aggra...

Don't ask me how expensive they were and if I give you a ball park figure, please DON'T look at me in shock like I've wasted my money.. Newsflash, Linguals cost thousands, to me this is an investment and I worked hard to pay for it. Don't discount me as a potential partner because you learn I have ...

I've got a little way to go until I have my hygiene routine nailed but at the moment I am cleaning after any meals: I floss (when I can bear it) then rinse with a mouthwash given to me by the Ortho, brush (with different brushes for front of teeth and between wires and brackets, then rinse again.

I am so glad this question was asked because I was way too shy to ask the Ortho about kissing with linguals. Haha! So it's undetectable? I have upper lingual and am waiting for ceramic lowers, which at the moment are going to be put on in a few months. I've had them for 2 days now and have mastered ...