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Thought it would be a good idea to do an update as i am at the 6 month mark . Am totally used to my expander and braces now and have no trouble talking or eating at all really never could have imagined it would be this good .i cant see a massive ammount of progress on top or with crossbite but botto...

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Welcome from Wanda , I think its great that there are quite a few of us in our 30s/40s with braces , I have not been to work since being braced and hope I will get a good response , a few of my work friends know and have been very supportive , one said she thought I was very brave at my age ! So goo...

Welcome from Wanda ...so looking forward to hearing all about your journey. As you know my expander went on yesterday and I turned key today , a very wierd feeling . Not sure if you need to worry about a gap as think its more the younger people who get that but I could be wrong ? When do you get you...

Hi Sandpiper so glad to hear it gets better in a week or two. Am in a lot of pain with teeth today and took ages to work out how to turn expander key , eating is very tricky I have had a bowl of porridge and two bowls of mash which is not too bad. still lots of saliva going on here ! Hi Keile88 , I ...

Thank-you sandpiper your message was very much needed. Expander is in and upper braces on !! All went ok ... I was very nervous. Braces feel ok at moment but I really cant see how I will ever get used to this expander , it feels massive in my mouth , tastes awful , its impossible to eat anything at ...

Hi I wish someone would answer this as am keen to know the answer myself , think from what I have read all of the sonicare would be good , with the waterpik the cordless one does not seem to get as many good reviews, think I will get the waterpik spam which boots uk do for 49 pound .

Tomorrow is brace day , WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY TICKER ?

Nooooo this is very bad news as I love drinking tea and there is no way I could survive on just one cup in the morning ! Maybe he used a different brand of bracket that is whiter than your original brackets ? Was staining a problem for you before you had the braces ? I know it would look a bit odd b...

Hi , sorry you are suffering ,I cant offer any ideas about the lisp other than to say persevere , keep talking and hopefully it will get easier every day and your speech will improve as you become more used to it .I am having my braces and an expander fitted next week and I am very concerned as to h...

A little update , I have had my impressions for the rpe appliance , and the molar band sizing ( not very comfortable ...as apparently I am between sizes and they only do half sizes in some brands ! ) Oh well I got through that ok, I was a bit disapointed to realise that to hold the rpe appliance in ...

A little update I have had the impressions done for the rpe appliance and sizing of the molar bands.. that was all ok except for realising that I am getting the clear braces so they are less noticible, but I will have 2 big silver molar bands visible on the crossbite side at the front to hold the rp...

Sandpiper , new lipstick will be on my shopping list very soon ...only wear clear gloss for the very reason you describe.

Your teeth look stunning !! Hope you really enjoy your new smile .

Hi how is it going your first few weeks in braces ? I wish had started this braces journey at 24 !! Good luck from the uk .