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I've had my braces off since the end of April this year. I have always been a night time clencher and have always had a clicky jaw. When I first got my Essix retainer (only an upper one, I have 2 bonded retainers though) because it was so new I couldn't bite down on my right side as the clear part t...

I initially thought that the retainer would stop fitting but its fitting fine. But because it has my teeth already moulded into it, the wisdom teeth don't seem to be erupting further. They still need another 6mm to be inline with my other molars in height. The area where my bottom ones will erupt ha...

Thanks guys :) I'm feeling better now without them. I wasn't allowed to keep them as a 'souvenir' apparently they are considered as sharps. I still do miss them but I'm becoming more used to my smile. I only have an essix retainer and two bonded retainers.I feel more ordinary though without them hah...

Re-Posting into this forum due to no replies. My wisdom teeth on the top started erupting about a month ago. I got my braces off on Monday and have a bonded retainer on the top and bottom as well as an upper clear one. The clear retainer has the shape of my wisdom teeth as they were on Monday howeve...

Ok so I'm really weird. I miss my braces so much. I only got them off two days ago and I feel so 'lost'. I miss smiling with them, brushing weirdly and having all the brackets in the way when I'm eating. I know I'm nuts but I really do miss them :( Any advice how to 'move' on. My teeth are fine now ...

My wisdom teeth on the top started erupting about a month ago. I got my braces off on Monday and have a bonded retainer on the top and bottom as well as an upper clear one. The clear retainer has the shape of my wisdom teeth as they were on Monday however they aren't fully erupted. One is growing cr...

So I am still in the process of having elastics, with little change. I am wearing the left all the time in a class II position however he made my right side be the reverse. It seems it's in the class III position now which is weird since i didn't have an underbite. Since wearing them like that for a...

I know but my orthodontist never gives me a chance to actually talk about my teeth and what he is doing! He will ask about everything but my teeth and then get straight into checking my teeth. To those who have had elastics how often did you change them as I find now after having them for nearly a w...

Oh what a shame :( I wanted the forsus to move my bottom jaw forward as now with the elastics I think my top jaw is being moved back as well. Or is this wrong?i. Have read so many bad stories about braces which makes me wish I never bothered in the first place :( I would call and email but I don't m...

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If I were you, depending on how long to my next appointment,if it were within a week or 2 I would just wear them both sides. But if you have a few weeks until your appointment maybe just ring them and ask for an earlier appointment. If you stopped wearing them your teeth might relapse on that side a...

My orthodontist never tells me anything about what he is doing. On my first appointment 2yrs ago I was told I would need the forsus appliance to fix my overbite and was shown an animation. I had 2 upper premolars taken out and 2 yrs has been spent moving my top teeth and filling the gap. I had an X-...