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So today's the day. In 4 LONG hours I have my appointment to have my braces removed!

Kipepeo- By bottom front teeth did sort of arch up. In the beginning my brackets on my bottom front teeth sort of looked like a rainbow. They are level now. I think a combination of things happened. I think the front teeth were brought down a little bit and the back teeth were moved up. When the bot...

Well it happened today. I have a de-banding date. August 3rd. This brings me in at right at 10 months.

I use a child's size toothbrush for the nooks and crannies. They are especially helpful around hooks. I had a hard time finding a normal child's toothbrush at the store, so I just ask my dentist for one at each cleaning.

Sooooo..... Tomorrow is the day for upper and lower permanent retainers. Hopefully I will get a de-banding date. I'm not counting on it, but I am definitely hopeful. I have seen lots of movement since my last adjustment so with any luck ))))))

I had a cleaning with the wire still in. My hygienist just used different tools that allowed her to reach under the wire. They look and feel great!

Roboto-Good Luck on your job search. I am sure that I may just be paranoid but it doesn't feel like it at the time:):)

So I haven't felt uncomfortable with my braces until today. I had a job interview and all I could think the whole time was can't these people stop staring at my mouth!!!!

I agree I definitely would get a new one. There are so many people on here myself included that have had to have braces more than once from movement after the recommended retention period.

I had another adjustment today. I had x-rays taken to determine root position. Everything is coming along nicely. I then heard the best words ever. Permanent retainers next visit which is at the end of June and then on the next visit these suckers are coming off. That will put me at the end of July ...

They look amazing! I'm not going to lie I am definitely jealous-I got mine on about a month after you and no end in sight just yet. Lucky you to have such amazing movement in such a short amount of time:)

So---I had another adjustment today. I got my first square wires on both the top and bottom. I also had some gaps open up since my last adjustment so I also got a powerchain across the top. The combination of both of these changes has my teeth slightly tender this evening. It's amazing how much my t...

I am pretty sure this is not normal. I charge mine only about every three weeks.

Olive-Congrats on taking the plunge! The first few days are the worse. In no time you'll be able to eat just fine without too many morsels getting stuck. In my experience I have found that I am much more obsessed with my braces than anyone around me. You'll also find that your definitely not alone. ...

I found that after being braced my teeth started to look dingy. When I went to my regular dentist for a cleaning I had excess cement around the brackets. The cement was staining with every cup of coffee or glass of tea I drank. Anyway my dentist scraped off the excess cement during my cleaning and n...