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hey, i just went in for a consult on switching from my braces to some sort of clear aligner.. for a little background, i have had braces for about 9 months and had 9 months of treatment to go. so anyway, before i even had to say anything today, he said he could have me debanded within an hour and a ...

ok, so i was under the impression that elastic powerchains were for CLOSING gaps only. but i just read something KK wrote in another post about powerchains pulling teeth apart. <<I>> has anyone else heard about powerchains also pulling teeth apart? the reason i am so curious is because i also have m...

i want to be done with my treatment! everything is going well and according to my ortho, i am on track, so i can't complain there. my expected treatment period is only 18months (i know this is not long compared to many other people) and i'm now halfway through. but sometimes i just feel so impatient...

i go in roughly every 10 weeks. most people that i've known in the past go in once a month or 6 weeks. any ideas why my appointments are so spaced out?

nothing to worry about. it means that your teeth are loosening up in order to move. it happens to me all the time.

um yeah, that many brackets falling off is INSANE! i know some people break 1 or 2 during their whole treatment... but i eat whatever i want (even certain no-no foods) and have yet to break anything yet after 10 months.

hey rainyday2, i had tie wires on all of my brackets for at least the first 6 months. then they changed me to clips, which were much whiter than my clear top brackets, so i requested the clear ligs. now i have all ligs on top except for the front 2 teeth, which they left tie wires on. i asked why th...

Ok, I got a little creative and giddy with my list. :) 1. Closed mouth smiles look weird now (on me) 2. Open mouth smiles also look weird. :) 3. My usually flat lips look bigger. yay! 4. It hurts when you are smiling and your overweight cat decides to walk across your face and just happens to rest A...

Ok, I got a little creative and giddy with my list. :) 1. Closed mouth smiles look weird now (on me) 2. Open mouth smiles also look weird. :) 3. My usually flat lips look bigger. yay! 4. It hurts when you are smiling and your overweight cat decides to walk across your face and just happens to rest A...

i know exactly what you mean! i've had my braces for almost 9 months and it was only a few months ago that i stopped noticing tongue irritation from my bands. i used to use wax for this and when i did, i preferred the wax provided by my ortho, which i am guessing is the one that doesn't stick as wel...

speaking of pain, it has been 4 days since the adjustment that caused 1mm+ movement and both my upper and bottom roots are still ACHING! like i said before, i have 3 springs at the bottom to correct crowding and my ortho gave me what he called "a much stronger archwire" (this time a square...

i just got some springs put in to space out my lower crowding and i'm pretty sure that one of my teeth moved 1mm in one day! 2 hours after the appointment to be exact!! i have a gap now. it makes flossing easier i guess... is it normal for this to happen from time to time or should i expect my tooth...

Does anyone know why tie wires are used sometimes instead of ligatures?

Thanks!

how do you know so much??? are you an ortho? if not, then maybe you should consider...

Does anyone know why tie wires are used sometimes instead of ligatures?

Thanks!