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the lower archwire is poking the right side of my mouth...its kinda long but not too long.

so do you think this is because my teeth have come together more to close the gaps and i dont need as long of a wire then when he put it on ealier last month???

they give them such funny names LOL

i dont mind elastics either lol

does the ortho change the type of elastics after a while though???

ive had my braces on for 9 months and this has happened to me a few times. i figured it means they are moving because one week they feel like they sit right on eachother, but the next they dont. also remember that your teeth may look like they are straightening fine in the begining then all of a sud...

I was given Fred 1/4'' (6.4mm)
HEAVY

i am going to my ortho today so i will have him check if EVERYTHING is in place.

also i just experienced a very bad earache. i heard that earaches can be caused from teeth. do you think it could be from my teeth-but i never feel the teeth on the side of my ear hurt

the problems i have had are when i sleep...sometimes saliva comes out LoL...but i dont no if its that or if its because i cant breathe through my nose so my mouth has to be open (sinus). another is when i got them i had the most horrible headache but im done with that. ive never experienced the prob...

for a couple days now i noticed that when i open my mouth it makes a pop sound...i believe the eleastics are connected to #11 and #18...and 2day i noticed that the bracket is loose. do you think this has somthing to do with the elastics being too strong or is it a sign that my bite is being fixed.

ive kissed a few guys and bf's before my braces lol, im 21 now. i got my braces on when i was 20...sept 2005. now the first guy i kissed WITH my braces ON i asked him if he felt them while kissing me and he said no. i have ceramic on top and metal on bottom. there was one man tho that our heads went...

ohh are the powerchains a sign of progress because i really dont no LoL

I got my Elastics on today and im happy because this means progress LoL-im at the 8th month mark I have one rubber band on each side and i only have to change them once a day-besides eating and brushing. My orth also put a powerchain on top 2day too...they never hurt me much though...this is my 2nd ...

Heyy, i just went to the ortho yesterday and he said in May im going to have 2 rubber bands put it...one on each side.

ive always seen ppl have elastics in the back, not the front teeth

why do some people need them cris-crossed in front???

good so they will still move LoL. well mine is only going to be of for a month so i guess its not too bad. i was just bummed when he told me that my tops purposely werent moving. this made me think why he didnt put the tops and bottoms the same time.

I just went to my ortho and asked him questions about my progress...im in the 8th month and in the alignment/leveling stage. i also asked about the diff in wire size and he said the reason why my tops arnt moving is bc hes waiting for the bottoms to even out with the tops. Now, i told him that when ...