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The pain should be gone completely in about 1.5 to 2 weeks time. Good luck!

If you're still feeling pressure between appointments, I think you'll be fine

You should call your ortho to make sure. But as of right now, I think you're overreacting. Don't worry, I was the same way too lol. Good luck

Take some pain killers if you have to... eat really soft foods

It'll be worth it at the end. Good luck

Hi, so I have had Damon braces for about 3 months now, and the progress has been great. I have struggled with overcrowding before I got my braces, and therefore, I got these spring like objects between 2 brackets in order to create space. Within this spring, there was a barbed wire like substance th...

when everything is healthy and you're healed up if you had a procedure before.

get a new dentist

You will probably have a speech problem through the entire process. however, it will not sound as bad as you get used to it. the first couple of days makes you sound like a 3 year old, but it should be over in a couple of days or so.

adventurous! it's your last one, have fun with it.

get a waterpik, it can reach some places that are hard to reach. other than that, make sure you use proxi brushes(Christmas tree brushes) and floss regularly.

I got my braces January 4th, 2016. today is January 15th. After looking in the mirror today, I noticed that my front teeth weren't the same size anymore. my right front tooth is now shorter than the left front. not only this, there is a slight, but not very noticeable gap between now. I'm thinking t...

that is normal. usually after a wire change, you will experience soreness and a bit of pain. I'm sure the pain is gone by now.

I have recently gotten my braces 4 days ago. After brushing my teeth today, I noticed that I could move my wire slightly. I cannot move the wire OUT of the bracket but still moves a little bit within the bracket. In fact, the exact wire on the other side of my teeth move as well. I'm just worried th...