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I've now had my braces for 3 months, and went to get my hair cut today. I had a picture from six months ago before I had the braces, and wanted to make my hair look like that. When my hairdresser cut it today, I told her that I didn't like it because it didn't look the same. Then she pointed out to ...

Thank you for your replies; I really appreciate the support and reassurance, from across the world no less. You're all so wonderful! I did talk to my Ortho today and he said it was normal, but if it hurts for more than a week, he said he will make an adjustment that will move it back down if necessa...

Hi There, I've had my braces on for 3 weeks now, and first the front teeth were really hurting, , but now my bottom molar is excruciatingly painful as of the last few days, and appears to have shifted higher then the molars beside it, and it seems a bit loose. And because it's shifted higher, it's t...

The ortho did put on those clear rubber bumpers on top of the lower brackets to protect my incisors...those are really hard to keep clean, though...and the biggest food trap. Tonight I tried to pull them away slightly to brush behind them...would love to know if there are any secrets to keeping thos...

Hi There, I'm new to the site and just got braces put on one week ago as an adult. Dx: (1) Lower jaw behind upper (2) Deep bite (3) Crowding lower (4) Relapse following previous treatment (5) Midlines are off (6) Gum heights are different: upper teeth Treatment: Full braces; ceramic brackets on top ...