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turbos... Prevents me from biting down on my brackets until my overbite is corrected. The orthodontist told me most of their patients who wear them keep them on close to a year. I'm hoping I don't have to wear them that long because they're giving me a bit of a lisp and food tends to get stuck on th...

Not a whole lot, but if you look at how my bottom teeth look from when I first got my braces and then when I got my first adjustment, you'll notice how my left 2nd molar is rotated out... that started happening when they put a power chain on my back 3 bottom teeth to make room to move my lower left ...

I've had my braces for 2 months now and have no problems at all eating steak from the grill. I think I was able to eat steak after 3-4 weeks, I just had to cut it up small enough to chew. I basically eat anything I want except nuts and caramel. I've eaten tortilla chips and popcorn without any probl...

So I had my first adjustment today and my teeth don't hurt as bad as I thought they would (at least not yet!). They kept my top wire at a .014 and left the upper second molars unattached. They bumped up my bottom wire, ot sure to what (maybe a .018?). They also attached my bottom archwire to my seco...

I only talked when I needed to because my lisp was so bad. I didn't think I would be able to eat either, and at first I couldn't really chew because my back teeth didn't meet, but eventually I was able to. I've had my braces for two months now and my teeth line up enough to eat normally. I even eat ...

Believe me the turbos were not fun...but I promise it does get better. My lisp is nowhere near as bad as it was. Most people tell me they don't even notice it now. And eating gets better. I can pretty much eat anything. Bread tends to get stuck on the turbos but its not that bad. I hardly even notic...

I've only had my braces on a little over a month and while the turbos aren't bothering me as much as they did, they're still annoying. My ortho assistant said that people wear them on average a year! I think that's really really long. I'm also hoping I don't have to wear them that long. Also if you'...

I know I posted an update about a week and a half ago of progress pics, but these are a little more noticeable. Day one photo on the left, day 24 photo on the right! I'm so glad to see my rotated lateral incisor is coming into place! http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c213/CaRChiCk224/photos/day1day2...

I'm 26 and just got braces on about a month ago. It was a lot to get used to, but they don't even bother me now. Although quite a few people tell me they make me look significantly younger (maybe a good thing? haha). I was extremely insecure about my teeth and hated my smile. No one noticed how bad ...

I have bite turbos and because of them my back teeth don't meet. It's been 3 weeks now, but I can pretty much eat anything I want. So you do get used to them. I will admit though, when I first got them on I had the craziest lisp for about a week. Now I still have it, but it's not nearly as bad. Some...

I've had my Damon Qs on for 3 weeks now and for the most part I was okay. But today has been just awful. My teeth (mostly my bottom front 6) are driving me insane. I'm on the verge of ripping my braces off because I can't stand it. How do you guys deal with when your teeth hurt?

I had to get a few of my molars shaved down to make room to move my lower left canine back. After they finished it they put a chain on to close the gaps. It's been on a week now and I haven't really noticed any movement... but we'll see! Good luck!

Yeah 26 months sucks. I remember when I was around 12 and went to the ortho they told me 24 months. I was hoping after 14 years technology would have shortened that time frame, but oh well. I can only hope my teeth move fairly quickly and knock some time off of that :-/

I was in the same position as you were when I got mine on. It's been just about two weeks and I can eat just about everything as long as I don't take big bites. I haven't tried crunchy/sticky food or popcorn yet. But take some ibuprofen and take it easy for a few days and I promise it will go away. ...

I noticed what she meant about my front teeth only because they've been bothering me since my old dentist shaved them down. They used to be quite a bit longer. 17 months would be fantastic! I hope I could have them done in that time too :) I know they're waiting to bracket my lower left canine becau...