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I have had some major bumpers in my mouth since day one (Nov. '14) and all of my molars touched to start. Day one, I had around 4 bumpers at one time, next 6 with only 1 bumper and tooth touching. I have 3 now with only one bumper and tooth touching down in my mouth but all of my teeth are pretty cl...

I had not experienced the brace shiver until I experienced "the brace shiver". Holy smokes, I had just had my braces put on and felt like death when I stepped outside below freezing without a coat and had to stay that way for awhile. It was so uncontrollable like how a really bad & hel...

How fun!! I have had ceramics on top and bottom since Nov. 2014 & I've also had 2 adjustments after the first initial fitting and I started with clears all around which was pretty boring. The second ones were light blues on top with rainbow on the bottom which was my favorite so far! I had chose...

Thanks!! I'm kind of sad today. I'm an adult woman and my father won't quit berating me about the colors. He's actually mad and I have to see him frequently. You actually can't see the rainbow unless I show people but just them knowing it is there is enough to stop universes. I love my motley color ...

This is my very first adjustment after the initial braces and I had my kids vote as well as Facebook members so this is what I had gotten:

I totally did let it go and have not had one single sore in my cheeks and one ortho had told me once that my lip muscles and cheek muscles were really tight so I think I dodged a bullet so far. (Knocking on wood..)

Wooo hooo!!!! Celebrate with candy (kidding). I'm the same way cavities and brush my teeth all day long. Congrats!

I am totally like Smegel from L.O.T.R. when it comes to keeping my teeth so I can kind of sympathize a bit with you. The good news is that your teeth will be even prettier than they are now.

I am doing the same thing!!!! I have eaten quite a few things the last day and just cut it up smaller than baby pieces for some and cannot manage to make spaghetti noodles get smaller than what the knife does ;) . No more Snickers for me (personal tragedy lol)! Milkyway's it is. I brush and brush th...

Thanks for the replies, and it helps to know that I wasn't and won't be the last person that panicked. :D One really nice thing is that my orthodontist (like he read my mind) called me tonight after hours out of the blue to ask if I had any concerns. I had a small laundry list of questions and he wa...

You teeth were already awesome but now they will move really fast. Can't wait to see them move again!

Staining is a pain!! I didn't think it would bother me but they make you look like your teeth are yellow, or orange, or red= not fun. What a great office staff you have!!

Holy cow, that is a huge difference!

I totally understand your concern as I have worries about the direction my teeth are seeming to go but really I have heard that surgery for the lower jaw is the only real solution and that to me isn't one. Hope you get answers that you become comfortable with. (By the way, it's nice to have an Ortho...

Aha!!!! That's what I thought but I didn't consider that the wires will move back to their original shape.