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I was braced within 4 weeks of my first consultation. I had my x-ray and impression taken at that appointment, one more appointment 3 weeks later so they could take another impression for my TPA bar, and a week later my braces were on. The treatment plan was posted to me about a week after the first...

10 years, I think. I was surprised because she looks too young to have that much experience under her belt.

I'm nearly 3 weeks in and I'm noticing gaps between a couple of pairs of teeth as they start to migrate. After only a couple of days one of my lower central incisors began to touch the gum behind my upper incisors as the latter began to procline (I have a deep overbite).

Lots of good ideas in this thread, I'll be stealing some of them to improve my own routine :). I brush twice a day (I also only eat twice a day) with a Colgate Ortho brush, followed by cleaning between and around the brackets with the interdental brush, and then (night time only) I floss. At night I...

I got braced on the top today and don't have brackets on my second or third molars (I don't know if the same will happen when my lowers are braced). IIRC my ortho said that the roots are too short and that the wisdom teeth are very rarely touched. She said second molars could be done if needed, but ...

I turned 28 recently and will be getting braced a week from now. I only started seriously considering braces when I was 24 but kept putting it off because of the cost, but I got sick of being embarrassed by my overcrowded lowers and finally got the ball rolling with a request for an ortho referral f...

1. Where are you located? North England
2. How much are you paying for your braces? £3395
3. What kind of braces do you have? Ceramic upper, metal lower
4. What is your estimated time in braces? 18 months