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Also, it's probably weird but I actually loved having braces first time round, I thought they looked wicked!

I'm curious to know what these stretching exercises are! :P I'll have to do some research :) Actually I've been doing the not-biting-down myself, cos effectively it's the same thing as the appliance just without the further damage to my bite. I'm kinda hoping my mouth will just get used to it though...

Wow, than you so much for your story, it has really helped actually. Is your daughter going to be in braces again? Also, did the stretching exercises help? I was also given a retainer thingy which hasn't helped me and has also worsened my open bite (as soon as I noticed I stopped wearing it). I am g...

Thank you, its reassuring that you think they'll be able to fix it. I went to an ortho about 2 years ago and they said itd be too complicated to bother but he was an NHS ortho so I presume it was just not worth it from their point of view at the time. It has got worse though so it the NHS don't do i...

Thank you also. That is one of the main things that made me decide to get started again now, my overjet has probably increased because I never noticed it before. I didn't have an open bite when my braces first came off (imagine my shock and surprise the first time I tried to bite through my lettuce ...

Thanks for the reply :) It's not necessarily just the appearance that bothers me (though it plays a part) it's more the function ie the open bite and the pain I get in my jaw. I wonder if it's because wisdom teeth have moved my teeth around but it's almost like there's no comfortable place for my ja...

My apologies, I forgot to mention, I'm 20 years old :)

Hi everyone, I'm a newbie so please be nice! I've lurked for a while before to get an understanding of how this forum works so hopefully I've picked up the right stuff! Basically, I had orthodontic treatment when I was 11-14, starting with what I believe is called a functional appliance which was ba...