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I got the Essix too but I was able to pick them up on the same day. The only time they hurt was when I removed them but they were fine when I got them off. They were easy to put in. I've only had mine for a week now and they are much easier to remove now and no pain. I do like them so far.

I think your teeth look great but if they feel funny, your dentist should be able to do a better job. My ortho said the dentist has better tools for shaping. I am having my bottom teeth shaped from the dentist. Hopefully, next week.

Have you seen your ortho yet? I am wondering what they said to do. I just got my braces off a couple days ago and will have to wear mine full time for 2 weeks, then 12 hrs a day for 4 weeks and then only night time wear. I hope mine stay put.

You don't know how happy I am to get them off. I was thinking they would never come off. I am still getting used to this retainer business but it's getting better. I have the clear Essix retainers and they fit really snug. It feels fine wearing it but it is hard coming off like I am pulling on my te...

I hope you found something out. I was given clear Essix retainers.

Here are a couple of pictures during when I was getting my two front teeth fixed last year. My gumline was even but the teeth were different lengths so my dentist fixed.

Well, they are finally off! :HugeGrin: The removal process went fairly quick since the molar bands were taken off almost 2 weeks prior. They had to grind off the adhesive and polish up my teeth. They got impressions taken for my clear retainers and I picked those up the same afternoon. It now feels ...

Yes, I will post pictures when I get them off!

I finally got my molar bands off last week! I am scheduled to get my braces off on April 24th. The long wait is over. It took a long time for my teeth to quit hitting each other and hurting. They had me coming in every 2 weeks for the past 2 months to try and make me comfortable. My teeth looked str...

Hi Pjade: Well, under the category of "misery loves company", at my last appointment I was told I'm halfway there, things are going slowly. My original sentence was 24-25 months. So now it looks like 48 months.... If that is accurate I'll be 62 when I get them off. I had/have a posterior ...

They look awesome! I will hopefully have mine off within the next month or so.

Well, after two debonding dates cancelled, they won't give me any more dates. I have had issues with a canine hitting or another molar hitting hard. It seems like when one gets fixed it messes up another area. It goes back and forth from the canine hurting to not hurting. It may just take my dentist...

:) I got lots of advice from people that have been through this before, which is cool. Also, my son has braces on as well, and both of my kid's friends all think it's neat that I have them. I really don't want to wear them for 27 months, but if it works I'm all for it. I'd love to magically finish ...

I am a bit disappointed in my progress towards the end of treatment. Everything appears to be lined up fine but I am always have one or two teeth that touch hard and hurt. When they fix that one, another tooth or two will start hurting I'm in a similar boat. I'm due for debonding on 10th May but at...

I did the same thing. I cancelled maybe 3 debonds because I wasn't happy. Finally my ortho said there were no more changes to be made. Well I got my braces off and the only teeth that touched when I bit down were my canines :shock:. A few weeks later I went in and he grinded a few teeth to correct ...