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Happy Birthday!!!!

I had my first tightening today. It went really well. I got a thicker wire and POWERCHAINS!! Whoo hoo. Hopefully I’ll be able to say ta-ta to my gaps sometime in the near future! I’m trying to shove all the food I can down into my belly now, since I’m already starting to feel the pressure. I stuck t...

Two weeks with braces. No new updates really. Brackets seem to be staying in place now. No pain. Eating is getting a lot easier. My husband states it’s my imagination, but I swear my teeth are yellowing a bit.  It kind of stinks not being able to whiten, but I’ll survive.

Hi I'm new to this site and its been very helpful to read everyone story's. I will be getting brace's the end of June, I wanted to say your pic is great they look so cute on you. Good luck with everything it can only get better! :D :D Thanks Sheryl and Welcome!!  I got my brackets fixed Wednesday ...

I'm braced, and so far no spacers. I don't have the caps that go over the back teeth, but larger, tube like brackets on my 1st molars. My 2nd molars have nothing. I had two brackets pop off the day I got my braces so I have to see my ortho again tomorrow, and if he has time I'll talk to him about hi...

Lol @ biting the assistants. I go in tomorrow to get my brackets fixed. I’m able to eat just about anything now, so hoping her taking off the wire, and putting it back on doesn’t change that. Wishful thinking? Probably…

And here's a pic from Day uno

I got the traditional metal braces. And no crowns  I’ve never even had a cavity. It was definitely their boo boo. There are no other ortho’s in my office, so I have to deal with the lose brackets until Wednesday morning. Luckily they were both on the bottom, and my top is what needs the most work. ...

Brace day was yesterday!! I’m officially one day in to my brace-face journey. And what’s a journey without some bumps in the road? First, the dental lip thing they put in my mouth…ouch!! I have a very small mouth as it is, but I also still have the surgery sights in the back of my mouth where they p...

Thanks guys. I don’t think that the Ortho would postpone, but I couldn’t imagine the pain of the ulcer with new braces on. Luckily, the mouth ulcer does not hurt anymore and is slowly disappearing so I’ll still be getting braced next week. :jump: I’m debating on colors right now. I don’t know if I’m...

This waiting is driving me nuts! 18 more days to go and I just can't wait to get started. I can't stop thinking about it almost all day. Is there a cure? Does this Pre-brace condition have a name? ABAS - Awaiting Braces Anxiety Syndrome LOL!! I think I definitely have a case of ABAS. I think I do a...

Before I start…here’s a link to my introduction where I posted some before pics. I figured I’d move things on over here. http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=44427 2 weeks until Brace Day!!!! Whoop whoop! :dance: I’m excited and nervous at the same time. So many anxious questions ...

I've heard it's recommended to wait a few weeks after getting your braces off to whiten. Something having to do with the glue.

sirwired wrote:When my wife got braces as a kid, they didn't have the modern composite enamel-integrating cements they use now; they were ALL bands. And they got slid over the teeth with a spring-loaded hammer. Yowza!

Oh eep!! Glad I don't have to get those

I'm not getting my braces for another 3 weeks, but I will have just turned 28 when I get them