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I'm having similar experiences with my teeth after 28 days in braces... definitely loose feeling with that "moving" sensation when I push with my tongue. I take this as encouragement that my investment is paying off!

So, I've had my top brackets on for a month and just got my bottom brackets on today. I have a deep over bite, so now my top teeth hit my bottom brackets and my molars don't meet in the back. I was expecting the ortho to give me something like a bite turbo to protect my brackets but he didn't. I ten...

My first adjustment is next month... boy am I scared now... :(

I'm only on day four, and my teeth have been hitting each other in different ways since day one... Does this mean they are moving well? I have to chew VERY slowly, and only already soft things or it it too painful. Also talking differently because of the collisions... I already look too young to be ...

Hi Fernanda! I'm in a very similar situation... my wedding is in 261 days and I just got my braces yesterday. My orthodontist is also taking my braces off for the wedding, so happy about that! It's comforting to know I'm not the only one out there going through all the pre-wedding stuff with braces ...

I'm 21 and just got my uppers put on today. Wanted them since I was a young teen, but had to wait till I could pay myself (after college essentially). Very glad I'm finally there!