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I'm worried about using an electric toothbrush after my braces getting adjusted too! Getting the wires and lower brackets put in next week, still planning to get either Sonicare or sticking with the Oral B I have right now... but maybe I'll stick with gentle manual brushing on the first night so I d...

So my ortho gave me a pack of wax to put on my brackets just in case any of them bother me... I've been told it's edible/safe etc. But I notice a strong sugary taste in my mouth after placing the wax on my brackets for a long period of time, and I feel slightly nauseous afterwards.. maybe I"m b...

Wow, I haven't even heard of Sonicare before this forum! I have a Oral-B electronic toothbrush, is the Sonicare better? And my ortho also suggested a waterpik for more thorough cleaning... looks like I'll be blowing a good amount of money on this whole braces business sigh.

Wow that looks great! Congrats.!

[quote="Eurodude"]Go the expansion route. From my experience this is a no-brainer. I had 4 pre-molars extracted as a teenager and then braces. Roll forward 20 years and I slowly noticed the start of a whole bunch of seemingly bizarre and unrelated symptoms; mouth breathing, forward head po...

Hey everyone, I recently turned 20 and after much fighting with a dad who thinks braces could do me more harm than good, I decided to go ahead with this metal mouth journey anyway. I only consulted with 2 orthos, both of which said I would need 4 bicuspid/premolar extractions. Even the day before my...