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How old are you? (If you care to share) 43 How many times a year did you visit the dentist before braces? I hadn't been to the dentist in about 5 years. I cracked a baby tooth and thus my journey began. I had a cleaning 6/05, I kept cancelling the appointments for my extractions - baby tooth and 2 w...

Would you care to share your cleaning routine?


Never mind, I found it in another thread.

Thanks,

Sheila

Congrats, Karen! You're my inspiration. Would you care to share your cleaning routine? Right now, I rinse, brush with the toothbrush the Ortho gave me. I'm using Sensodyne toothpaste. After I brush, I rinse again. I only floss before bedtime and do a fluoride rinse. The whole process is so time cons...

Lucyloop wrote: Things should get easier and in time you may forget they are even there!! Time also flies by.

Thanks, Lucy.

I'm certainly looking forward to that time

See you around the forum.

Sheila

Hello everyone! I've been lurking all week and decided to finally say hello. My journey to braces is a long time coming. When the dentist recommended them when I was around 14, I did not want them. I was already an awkward teenager with terrible acne. I didn't want braces! So, here I am at 43 wearin...