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Does it open to its pre-braces gap, or just begin to open up? I have heard so much about the "memory" of the connective tissue that holds our teeth in place -- and after 5 years of being debraced, my retainers are still a bit tight for a few minutes when I put them in at night. Like you, ...

Hi folks, I got my braces off a few days ago. A few weeks before I got my braces off, I had one specific gap closed. As it had only been closed a few weeks, I guess it didn't have much time to settle. I wear my Essix retainers 24/7, however, when I remove them, this gap reopens after an hour or so. ...

Hi all, So I've been for a few consultations - 3 of the orthos said my treatment will be 12-18 months (one of those was very optimistic to have it done in 12). However the last one said that my deep bite could take "up to 2 years" to fix. Is it a red flag if one ortho is predicting a signi...

Hi Weezy. I was doing some searches and came across your post. How did you get on with your wisdom teeth in the end?
I still have all 4 in my gums (I'm 31) and am terrified they'll come down and make my teeth crooked as soon as my braces are off.

we dentally expand arches all the time without expanders in adults using Invisalign. In adults, the movement is going to be dental, not skeletal What does this mean in terms of the outcome? Is there any compromise in terms of aesthetics? I have a crossbite on my top left so it seems I'll need some ...

Can't edit my original post - the ortho I had a consult with today uses Inovation-C self-ligating braces, they are made of aluminium and are super discreet. Anyone any experience with them staining?

Hi guys, I smoke about 5 a day (down from 20... trying to quit) and am looking to get ceramics soon. Even if I quit, most of my friends smoke so I'll still be around secondhand smoke... and so will my teeth! 8) I know that with ceramics, it's usually the ligatures themselves that stain. However, cou...

Have you asked your dentist for a second opinion? I know a lot of people that had braces as a kid and now their teeth are crooked because their wisdom teeth came in. A friend of mine had a permanent retainer and it caused her wire to pop off and teeth to move. I'm getting a second opinion this week...

Your teeth are beautiful, I'd love for mine to look like that!

Mine was just a thin wire, I could barely feel it. It sounds like you went to a dentist and not an ortho.
Dentists are not specialists in braces, many only do a weekend course in a specific brand and then start taking on patients. It's possible your dentist is inexperienced in bonded retainers.

Hi guys, My central/front incisors are worn and sightly chipped from biting my nails. They've been shaved down to straighten the edges a couple of times but I continued biting, which is why they're like this today. As a result they are a little short compared to my canines. I went for a consultation...

That happened to me when i got my first set of braces off. I also had previously had a gap in my front teeth of a few mm. I had a Hawley retainer and if I took it out for even an hour you could see the gap coming back. A bonded retainer sorted it.

Love it! I'm so doing this when I get mine on!

In my area it is 100-300 euro extra per arch I think.

Got my first set at 17 and now will be 31 getting my second!