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VistaXP - I had a thin round wire nance on the bottom and a button nance on the top to keep the back teeth from moving forward. I wore the bottom for about 9 mo. and the top for 1.1 years. Interestingly, at one of my adjustments my orhto's superior questioned whether my ortho installed the nance wit...

I'm so glad you started this topic! I'm an American of African descent and I've been in braces since Jan. 06. One reason I decided to get braces was to create space for a missing central (big tooth) on the top. I could've just gotten the top braced because my teeth were otherwise straight with a nea...

Hooray! After over a 1 1/2 years in braces, I've finally gotten my prostetic tooth! My ortho had to open up space to place a tooth in that spot. Personally, I think it took way longer than it should've. I think it wasn't seen as a priority to him. But of course to me it was. Creating space for a fak...

Gosh, it's good to know I'm not the only person with this concern. I have a missing front tooth which is one of the primary reasons I decided to get braces (another is that I wanted to reduce the protrusion of my teeth). I've been in braces a little over a year and still no flipper :? . My top midli...

I get black ligs everytime I have an adjustment. Acutally, I think they make me look quite stylish and dapper

thanks for the encourging words you two. At every adjustment I ask my ortho about my treatment but it's always more talk of leveling. In his defense though, I think it's his instructor that's stopping him from changing my wire to a heavier one. I think my ortho meant for my current wire to only be a...

This is a bit of a rant but let me start by saying that this is a great site and I thank all of the members that share such their experiences. My case: I have a missing upper central (right). It's off the midline and there isn't enough space to put in an implant. Initially, I planned on getting just...