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thanks, no brace date yet, i go back in 10 days for a "pocket chart" check....although everyone (dentist/hygenist/ortho) are happy i have no signs of gum disease, i believe this check is quite common just to be sure there is nothing they have missed before orthodontic work begins... and it...

amazing! thanks for sharing, its reading stories like this that keep us all motivated:)

excited after my ortho visit today...just a quick chat as the orthodontist wanted to look at my xrays and impressions etc. she mentioned at the last meeting that braces may cause my retruded teeth to protrude??? a bit concerned by that...but surely they are not gonna stick out by miles?..i think its...

my dentist told me i was too old too (39 in a few weeks) i have been asking him for 6 years!!! finally the ball is rolling and i have seen the NHS orthodontist twice now and it looks like i should be in braces in about 6 months...... tbh, i think my dentist was reluctant to refer me for fear i would...

thanks, i think that term was in one of the many phrases the orthodontist was rattling off!

thankyou, that makes perfect sense...is there a particular name for calling teeth that slant inwards and maybe a name for the correction of this?

thank you for the reply, luckily i'm not needing any jaw surgery, but she did explain i was kind of "complicated", but it could be dealt with, but probably wouldn't be perfect, which i am happy about. sadly i wont be seeing her until april now as its a bit of a wierd situation...i live in ...

after another consultation today,(no braces yet) the orthodontist has said that after treatment my top set of teeth may protrude a bit, and she had to make me aware of this as its something i need to think about before going any further. as i am a total newbie (age 38 LOL!) can anyone tell me if thi...