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I have a large midline diastema as well. I've had my braces for a month. No change in the gap but, i've seen some changes in the bottom teeth. My ortho said it'll be a while before they work on closing the gap. Not sure what a while is and I didnt bother to ask. Good luck on your braces journey! I'l...

My ortho said it will be a while before they close the gap. I dont really care that much. I dont hate my gap. I used to hate it when I was a kid but, grew into it. Ironically enough, it was MUUUUCH smaller when I was younger. It's gotten so much wider in the past 10 yrs but, I know it's partially du...

@SunshineRay It went fine. It didnt take long at all. My orthodontist assistant who put the brackets on said we got finished an hour earlier than she'd anticipated. I havent had any paint thus far besides a little discomfort from the brackets rubbing the inside of my cheeks. I posted some pics in th...

http://imageshack.us/a/img19/3497/20130131173656resized.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img594/5808/20130131173809resized.jpg *again please excuse the dry lips* Since I have a deep bite, I feared I might need molar buildups or bite turbos. I almost needed them but my awesome orthodontist assistant who p...

Here are a few pics as promised http://imageshack.us/a/img593/3856/20130131173756resized.jpg http://imageshack.us/a/img856/3488/20130131173714resized.jpg *please excuse my quite dehydrated lips..they dried out badly while getting my braces put on (even though I tried to load up on burt's bees before...

I'll be 34 yrs old this and just got my braces 4 days ago. Thankfully, I haven't had any pain besides some cheek irritation from the hooks on 2 of the brackets at the top thus far. My treatment time is supposed to be between 12-18mos...so, here goes... I have a gap, over/deep bite and very minor cro...

Awesome progress and pics!!!

Thank you!!! 2:20pm...

Tomorrow is the big day!!!

I have a large midline gap too. I hated it as a child and we could never afford braces. Then at some point, it stopped bothering me so much and I was fine with it. When I was younger it wasnt as large either. I've had some extractions and gradual teeth shifting that happens w/age and now it's about ...

Congratulations! Your teeth are already lovely, they'll just be that more lovely when you're done. Hope you dont have too much pain. I have 2 more days before I get braced up.

Tobilei - Patience IS a virtue huh? lol I'm sure I'll be super anxious to see changes too.

Thanks Kel Anne!

Thanks y'all! Braceface2o1o- 2 yrs , congrats! How much time you have left? Tobilei - Sounds very similar to my story...My grandmother has a gap and it's HUGE now so, I definitely didnt want mine to continue on to that size.lol How long before you saw progress w/ it closing after you got your braces?

Wow, that's a lot of money but, good think your insurance covers a lot of it. That's awesome! Good luck!!

Good luck! I'll be following as I have a large gap as well and since you're ahead of me I'd love to see how long it will take for you to see some progress.