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That is UNACCEPTABLE! You need a different dentist! Lots of people are nervous about needles, and any decent dentist should understand that fear and help you feel comfortable. I swear I would've kicked him in the face! You should print out this list of comments and tell him, "See - I'm not the ...

Hey all! I had 4 extractions, and my progress has been great - I posted pics of it awhile back and will update them again soon. My question is this: Now that my canines have come in and filled the extractions holes, there is room on both sides of the canine. It's all pretty straight, and I'm thinkin...

THANKS everyone!!! Yeah, I'm very pleased. I had to take a really hard mid-term the day after my adjustment, which was hard, but I'm so happy to watch the changes. It's starting to look like a nice, healthy arch!! My bottoms are still very messed up, however. I have to get another lower extraction t...

In Dec. 2005: http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/haileyhoffman/ickypic2.jpg Two weeks ago: http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/haileyhoffman/PICT0003.jpg And just the other day! http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/haileyhoffman/smileinfebruary06.jpg And my smile after two months in braces: ht...

WOW!

You must be REALLY stoked! They look FABULOUS!

Congratulations! Seeing your transformation really makes me happy that I'm already on my way!!

I wore them for almost three weeks! Ouch! I eventually got used to them, and then, despite the fact that my teeth were VERY crowded and tight, they made so much space that they kept falling out!! I had a "lingual holding arch" with molar bands in there (on the bottom) where the spacers had...

You should see them after the latest adjustment - I'll post those update ones in a couple of days - it's truly amazing. I'm almost starting to like my smile!!

I was a vegetarian, but I'm not good at imposing diet restictions on myself. I have a friend who is ANTI-vegan. She despises vegans and, to counter their efforts, she won't eat anything that doesn't have animal products in it! She hates vegans. I don't have any hate, but I'll explain why they also a...

Here's something I do, and I wonder if anyone else does it: Sometimes I get really impatient and, if I'm watching TV or something, I'll actually push lightly on my teeth with my fingers in the direction where the teeth need to move! It's probably bad to do - but I just feel like I'm giving it a litt...

I've totally had the dream with the teeth falling out! Just last week, actually. I was meeting Matt Leinart, our dreamy quarterback, and when I smiled to say hello, some of my top teeth were loose, sort of falling out, and only being held up because of the archwire, but totally falling out! \

AHHH!

Oops! Here's the one of me smiling! My ligs are really stained - eew! What can I say, I love red wine and enchilada sauce - not together, of course!

Here are my new pictures! (I'll post the old ones afterward so you can compare the difference! Here's the top, with a mirror in my mouth so you can see what it looks like on the inside: http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/haileyhoffman/PICT0001.jpg And the bottoms, the same way: http://i44.photobu...

I'm going to post progress pics now in a new thread!

Yeah, they're pretty awful, esp. since I had just gotten my upper extractions. The fangs look almost normal now, just less than 2 months later!! I'll add the "after" pics in a couple of days! http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/haileyhoffman/nappyhap.jpg http://i44.photobucket.com/albums...

Yeah, my extraction sites took FOREVER to stop bleeding. I freaked out about it and really thought I was going to get dry socket because I take the BC pill. (That increases the risk...) But it stopped, I calmed down, and now the gums have almost filled in the hole! It's really scary, I know, but now...