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Yea the ones that kept popping off were on crowns. But probably a combo of the crown itself and pressure on the brackets when first getting braces on from the movement. Its been about a year since had one come off except a couple the ortho has popped trying get wire out.

I am now 1 year and 3 months into with braces and I am now at the Final stainless steel archwires. Estimated around 8 months left before getting my braces off. They put those archwires on about 6 weeks ago and then again 2 weeks ago for a adjustment they moved a molar bracket and put the same wires ...

Hope no one laughs or thinks its a crazy question. But have any of you eat like chilli with tomato juice and not have a problem with brackets popping off due to the acidity of the tomato juice. Can tomato juice cause that. When I first got my braces I had brackets popping off and either was a coinci...

9 months into with Damons. All my bottom teeth look really straight and even. My top teeth the right half sits slightly in front of my bottom teeth, and my left half sits off behind my bottom teeth. Past month Ive wore upside down triangle on my lateral incisor and the canine down to canine on my le...

What does a triangle configuration of elastics do. From the little research Ive seen it sounds like its supposed to pull on the tooth at the apex of the triangle? I have a upside down triangle on lateral incisor to canine on top down to the bottom canine. What Ive noticed is the opposite, its pulled...

I use Crest and mouthwash I use Act and the new The Natural Dentist Healthy Gums Antigingivitas rinse. Im a mouth breather and have abnormal amount of bleeding gums and this seems to have cut down on the bleeding alot.

Confused as to why my front top left incisor tooth in just a couple days went from being slightly in front of my lower teeth to now hitting my lower teeth and the tooth hurts and feels tight. . Is it normal for teeth to move the wrong way temporarily. My entire right side of my arch is slightly in f...

I still have a ways to go but just wondered if anyone else when you got to the retainer phase if you got the clear plastic retainer. How noticeable is it to other people? Cant find many pics of one but the pics I have seen it only covers half of the top front teeth and looks a little odd.

Well youll notice that. Ive had my Damons 9 months and it just seems like it jumps around where one tooth is sore for couple of days. I just had a back crown one day that out of nowhere was extremely sore and I couldnt bite on it or even touch it with a toothbrush, thought my crown was messed up and...

Ive had braces for about 8 months. Its just weird, cant bit down on it but for some reason it doesnt hurt when I press on the backside of the crown, but the front side with the bracket it hurts pushing on the crown. So I dont know going wait another week before asking the ortho. Its been about 5 day...

Past few days not been able to eat on a lower molar crown or even touch it with a toothbrush when brushing teeth because its very sore and tender. Anyone else with braces have a crown that has done that. Its been root canal'd and have had the crown about 5 years and never had any problems with it. D...

Thats good info to know Lewis. They gave me three bags and I have 9 weeks between appointments. Im already almost through one bag with 7 weeks to go so prob better slow down changing them. Its nice to know now that their still moving even though cant notice it. I really dreaded the day they were goi...

Kinda new to elastics, and I have to wear a strength #2 upside down triangle, and one on a back molar to a canine. question I have, most people say its painful wearing them but I never have any pain. I cant even tell their doing anything. For about 15 minutes after I replace one with a new one I can...

I went to a square wire a couple weeks ago. I cant tell you if it hurts or not. When they changed it that day and the next day I felt alot of pressure and soreness. Couple days later I had to get a hook bent on a bracket that was poking my cheek and the bracket popped off so they had to take the wir...

Hey chi chi. Yea my bottom teeth still feel the same their tight with pressure and sore little achy but dont like hurt. Its just the top it felt that ways too and then after they took the wire off to put the bracket back on they felt totally different when put the wire back on. Just didnt understand...