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Congratulations Chris

I agree with the post above that says that the second day was the worst. After the second day it only got better and better every day. I was just happy it didn't get any worse. I promise you it won't be as bad as it now for very long. So far I've had some adjustments that made my teeth pretty sore a...

Everything looks great Michal!

I never had molds done. I got pics from all different angles and x-rays, that was it.

Same here.

I had my top brace taken off in August. I had ceramics on my front 6 teeth. Those brackets popped right off without any problems. I did have 2 metal brackets on my molars that did not want to come off. The assistant had to really work to get them off and poked me with the pliers she was using.

I don't have bands and did not have to endure the torture of spacers.

Congratulations! You're teeth look great.

Best of luck with the procedure. I hope all goes smoothly.

That stinks Chris Sorry that you got bad news. I hope it gets sorted out.

The same thing happened to me, and it was just extra glue that eventually wore off in small shards.

Good point. I had trouble with glue between a few of my teeth at the beginning too. I have to use the Crest Glide Floss as well. Any other kind is impossible to get through.

Yippee! That is very exciting news.

Even cooler that you and I were braced the same day and my ortho told me that my tops were almost done too. That is exciting Michal! I hope you can get your tops off really soon. I am loving it. I keep running my tongue over my teeth and looking at them in the mirror :) It's true that it's not as b...

I had clear powerchains for a couple of months. I drank coffee with a straw while I had them and didn't have any staining at all. I have to have my coffee and the straw really wasn't that bad. I don't eat much that stains other than red tomato based things. I just tried to brush right away after eat...

Since you have a permanent retainer, do you still have to wear the regular retainer 24 hours/day for awhile? How much longer do you have to wear your lower braces? I only have the permanent retainer and no other retainer. The only teeth that were changed really were those front teeth and they are b...

Yesterday I went for a routine adjustment and ended up getting my top braces off! Yippee :banana: I love being 1/2 brace free. Having them on wasn't the worst thing in the world for me but it sure is nice to be able to brush them without all the extra stuff. I think brushing naked teeth is my favori...