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Well, I'm brace free finally! The removal was interesting. They popped the brackets off so fast it was amazing. One molar band decided to be difficult and it took her a few tries to wrench that one out. No pain. Then came the scraping of the glue. The sound was horrible. But, no pain. Then the docto...

Hi guys, I just wanted to post my last night wearing braces. I am set to have them removed tomorrow at 8:40am. I'm extremely nervous because I keep hearing there is pain involved. I think I'm more nervous about how they're going to look. I have to sing this weekend, finally without the braces gettin...

Hi Guys, I thought I would share my discovery. http://youtube.com/watch?v=_kLmJ0avBS8 This is a video from Doctor Ted showing braces removal start to finish. I didn't know there were so many braces videos on youtube.com. There is also a cute one with the staff singing the braces removal song to a co...

When I got my adjustment 7 weeks ago, the assistant said "Oh, looks like you're scheduled to get these off in June!" I mentioned it to the assistant at the last appointment. She said, "I'll guess we'll see what the Doc has to say. He is doing fine tuning right now." My next appoi...

Hi everyone, I have been just a lurker and haven't posted for awhile. I was told my braces should be coming off in June, but now I'm starting to doubt this. My ortho has been tweaking things and putting bends in and changing my rubber bands to different configurations every visit. I was given 28 mon...

I feel your pain!! I had a quad helix for 6 months when I first had my braces put on. I was miserable by day 2 and couldn't even talk because it hurt so bad. I used the little proxy brushes and must have spent hours fishing food out of the little coil. Salad has to be the worst to get out. Hang in t...

I developed an eye twitch about 3 weeks ago. I have no idea why and wondered if the braces had anything to do with it. I have 4 cross-bites that they are trying to correct. I just started on elastics this last adjustment. I have a clicking jaw that is out of alignment. My Ortho thinks I may end up h...

I find that the lighter colored ligs make your teeth look whiter. My favorites are silver for the top and baby blue for the bottom. It makes my teeth look much whiter. I got some light purple ones last time and they looked transparent once I got them on. Within 2 days they were a sickening color of ...

Hi everyone, the dreaded Quad Helix is now finally gone. At my last adjustment, the Doc said "Let's get that thing out of there." It definitely made my palate larger. Unfortunately, my top front teeth are now directly touching my bottom teeth. So, I got my first powerchain on my 2 front te...

Hi everyone, I was flossing yesterday and noticed my gums look really strange. I ran the floss up the side of the tooth and it slid up really high on the tooth. It almost looks like some of gum has been detached or something. It doesn't hurt and there is no bleeding or swelling. Is something wrong? ...

I had to pay $160 for records and molds, the price was cut in half if I decided that day to get braces. They put the spacers in as soon as I was finished with all the xrays, molds, and pictures. In 2 weeks I had the braces and quad helix put on. They charged me an additional $200 for the 6 clear bra...

I sing in a band so I feel your apprehension. When I first got my braces on, I was in so much pain I couldn't bring myself to sing. I have an expander so my speech has been altered. I have a real problem saying certain words. I cannot say "Cheats" very well. Considering I sing country, tha...

Hi everyone, I got my 2nd adjustment today. They didn't change my bottom wire. They said it still has some work to do. I did get a 16mm on the top (whatever that means.) Unfortunately, they put 3 wire tires on my front teeth on the top. Because the wire tire was bulky, my silver lig came off right w...

Last night I had a gig at one of our local bars. It was my first time performing since I got my braces. I had the most horrible cotton mouth! My lips did not want to slide over my braces at all. I was so uncomfortable and really self conscious about it. Everyone in the band had a dry mouth. It wasn'...

I went to the ortho because I've always wanted straight teeth. Purely cosmetic on my end. Once I got there, he explained that I have 4 crossbites and I ended up with an expander. I feel I am improving my bite and not just my one wayward canine that has always bothered me. I see a lot of talk on the ...