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I have been braced for six months and eight weeks ago got rubber bands to correct an overbite. At my last visit a few weeks ago my ortho seemed concerned that the bands were not working. She gave me stronger bands to wear and questioned me about whether I was in fact wearing them as prescribed (I am...

You sound just like me! I'm 31 as well. I kind of jumped into the braces (clear on top) without a lot of thought. I had just gotten married and hated my smile in some of my wedding photos, plus my husband's health insurance covered some of the expense so I decided to go for it. I had had braces in j...