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oh and I wasn't eating anything hard. I was eating Chinese food...

Half of my bonded retainer was detached completely and when I went to the ortho, they said to come back in two weeks because my teeth slightly shifted so I had to wear my removeable retainer in the meantime for two weeks to shift it back. For the whole week, I felt the wire loose and I kept flicking...

Hello, I know this must be a common occurrence, but my bonded top retainer had been loose on one side for a few weeks now and when I saw my orthodontist two weeks ago, she had asked me to return on Tuesday to have it fixed but to continue to wear my removeable retainer. It's Friday, a few days befor...

Hello! I've recently had my braces removed after 24 months (yay!) and am now wearing top and bottom bonded retainers plus I have a removeable top retainer. So the braces removal was a two-step process in a span of ten days in order for my ortho to make my retainer. The first step was when the molar ...

Hello everyone! So I'm having my braces fully removed in about five days after wearing them for 24 months! My Ortho removed the molar bands in the back a few days ago and on Wednesday I will have the brackets removed. I've noticed that since my bands were removed only four days ago, a gap has been f...

Hello, I am having my braces removed in April 2016, and was wondering whether I should request to have a permanent top retainer? I am 32 years old and some people have been telling me that I should get it done because they didn't wear their retainer for the last ten years and their teeth shifted, wh...

Hey, I understand the frustration completely! I have had my braces (top ceramic and bottom metal) for almost 9 months now. I had one tooth that was crooked and it is only NOW in its proper place. I did see small shifts here and there in the first few weeks but it's a very gradual process. Hang in th...

Initially I was told that I was supposed to visit every 4-6 weeks. So far, I have been scheduled each time to go in every four weeks. I have had five follow-up appointments so far (not including the first one to put on the braces).

Hi everyone, I have had my braces in for almost two weeks now. The first week and a half was unbearable but now I am gradually getting used to them. However, the bands on my molars are still bothering me quite a bit and I find myself biting on my cheek when I sleep or when I eat. Does this eventuall...

So I spoke with my ortho who told me that she doesn't normally recommend upper permanent retainers due to difficulty cleaning and likelihood of breaking off due to the bite. She said that I COULD get it if I wanted to, but she said something about still having to use the removeable retainer in the f...

You're going to be fine. If you are going to be awake, I'd suggest listening to some music while it's happening. I had planned to do that when I first got my top wisdom teeth removed, but then I forgot to press play, so I heard all the sounds lol. It wasn't that bad cuz you can't feel anything but p...

I had two of my wisdom teeth removed (not impacted) a few years ago and recently before I got my braces, I was recommended to remove my bottom impacted wisdom teeth, so I did (in addition to two premolars). In my opinion, I'd rather endure the pain of teeth extraction than the first week of having m...

Yes, I remember hearing something about an arch...does it stay in for the whole duration or just the first year? I don't remember whether I was told that it would just stay there for one year or not. I find it difficult to eat anything because food gets wrapped around it or get stuck between the wir...

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Just spent 3.5 hours at my orthodontist's office getting my braces in. Ceramic on top, metal on bottom. I didn't realize that they were going to put this curvy metal rod at the roof of my mouth, and it's the most uncomfortable feeling right now. I feel like I'm going to swallow it. Hopefully this fe...