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so the time is nearing.. for my braces to come off!! i couldn't be more exited! when i first got them on, i tried to keep this forum updated. due to certain circumstances i wasn't able to keep things posted as i would have liked. but i am glad that my braces journey is almost over. well, technically...

yay!! i finally have my tongue thrust spikes off!! after having them for 4 months they are OFF! :D in the beginning, it was really difficult to use them. but as KK said.. it is there to help me!! and it sure did! i don't push my tongue foward anymore! :) when they took them off it was almost as if m...

hi there starfish!! :) when i first got my braces, friends of mine told me that having spacers was the worst part of it all.. but when i had to use them, i didn't think they were so bad. it just felt like having food between my teeth, which was a lil uncomfortable.. but after a few days i sort of fo...

i was actually talking to a co-worker about being pregnant with braces. she told me that it can be a health hazard to have braces and be pregnant. kind of scary. :shock: she had braces while she was pregnant but during her 2nd month she had them removed. i think that she was just being extra cautiou...

i had a question.. why am i not allowed to drink any carbonated beverages while i have braces?? my ortho gave me a list and sure enough it said that i couldn't drink any carbonated beverages.. yup.. that means NO SODA!! i understand dark colas because they stain teeth.. and who wants little squares ...

well it's been 3 weeks since i got my braces... i suppose that for most people the worst is over. from what i had read before in these forums the worst part was the spacers.. which were kinda like no big deal. for the most part anyway... the 1st few days it seems like i was never going to get used t...

hi there! my name is claudia. i'm from so cal.. where it's nice and warm. lol i just got my braces like 4 days ago.. and they BUG!!! they are soo uncomfortable.. especially the spacers or whatever they're called. i can't stand when i have food between my teeth and now i have to live with these thing...