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Hey! I'm so glad we all can relate although its unfortunate we have this problem. I got my spacers in Mar.8 and I'll be getting my braces on Mar. 23. I wonder if the braces somehow move your whole bottom jaw rather than just the teeth. That would be great. At first he said he was going to use a RPE ...

Your profile looks a lot like mine!!! My underbite isn't severe enough for surgery so it will be treated with braces. My ortho said that he would use braces to lean my bottom teeth inward (never heard of this) so my tops would go down over the bottom. I haven't gotten to talk to him much more about ...

I guess I should have stated that I haven't got past the embarrassment and self consiousness of having to have braces just yet. And none of my co-workers know my plans of getting them. I wanted to be discreet for now. But once again, I will get over that too and I'm sure I'll be fine and realize lat...

Well I went back to work today after being absent yesterday for my spacers and I guess one of my managers let everyone know I was going to the dentist (I didn't say orthodontist). So needless to say everyone was in my face enquiring about how it went and what was wrong. "How do you feel? with t...

Ok there is really no turning back now that I have spacers so I just need everyones opinions on a few things. Only few of my friends and family know Im getting braces. And it took years for me to finally break down and tell my boyfriend. lol I felt like I was confessing I was cheating on him or some...

Thanks everyone for your replies! Much appreciated.. My teeth are hardly sore right now. They are a little more painful than earlier but not much. It kinda actually feels good to bite down?????One of my spacers isnt all the way down between my teeth so Im worried that it is going to come out but the...

Thanks everyone for your replies! Much appreciated.. My teeth are hardly sore right now. They are a little more painful than earlier but not much. It kinda actually feels good to bite down?????One of my spacers isnt all the way down between my teeth so Im worried that it is going to come out but the...

I will be getting braced March 23
ceramics on top metal on bottom
Spacers put in today! woo

Hey everyone! Well I'm finally about to make the commitment. I have been coming to this board for a while now and have posted maybe once or twice about a year ago. Well finally the ball is rolling. I just got my spacers in about 30 mins. ago. and I must say I felt quiet awkward. Everyone was younger...