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Also cut out the occasional afternoon snack because don't want to brush extra.

About 3 pounds, from not being able to eat chips and hard tacos.

The same thing happens to me, 90% of people I meet regularly haven't said anything about my braces. And those who do, they just say, "Oh you got braces." But you know when I noticed my vet got metal braces two years ago, I did take a second look but didn't say anything either. Later when s...

One Oral B ortho toothbrush One pack of wax One bag of floss threader (four or five in the bag) One pack of travel size Oral B floss 12 disclosing tablets One tube of travel size toothpaste One travel size ACT mouth rinse Two spiral proxi-brushes One pack of threader floss (pre-cut with stiff ends; ...

I have clear brackets and had clear ligs for eight weeks (now with wire ties - ortho wants something stronger to rotate my canines). I use purple disclosing tablets once a week also. I would say the stain is not permanent, I would just brush twice after I used it, and it takes all the purple stain o...

In my goody bag from my ortho, they included this laminated cardboard thing with suction cup on it. On it, one side it shows how to floss and brush properly with braces; on the other side, it shows two pictures after debracing: one set of teeth with proper dental hygiene, the other one is nasty with...

For the first four weeks, I couldn't floss between two of my teeth either (the floss kept breaking when I forced it through with floss threader), after two days I figured out it was because the cement covered it. So I used the cheaper Walmart brand floss, which is thinner, for that spot. Now the cem...

Thanks KK! Your advice is always so helpful. I'll have my mom ask.

So is it common for the arch wire to be taken off prior to dental cleaning? I also have a cleaning coming up in October, first one since being braced. My regular dentist is right next door to the ortho, but since I'll be visiting my parents (at the other side of the country) in October, I was thinki...

That's what happening to me too. I had three brackets popped off in the first four and half weeks since getting them (first one fell off the about 12 hours after I got them, I wasn't even't doing anything to the teeth, just looking at them in front of the mirror; the other two fell when I was asleep...

$235 monthly payment, no downpay. The payment includes everything during the 2-year treatment (molds, x-rays, retainer, appointments for three years - 2 years with braces and one year with retainer). They offered another option that if pay in full, I would save $400. But I don't want to take the cha...

Went to my first adjustment yesterday. The ortho didn't say anything about the three brackets broken off in the past eight weeks (each time just the assistants had me come in for them to remove the bracket each time they were broken), but he has decided to put in spacers and then bands around the th...

You said you are considering the insurance through the school, so I'm assuming you are a student? If you are, another issue would be if you would still use the same insurance company if you graduate before the end of your treatment.

I have clear ceramic on both top and bottom. Actually a lot of the times, I'm not sure if it's worth the extra money (as oppose to getting metal), especially when I feel like trying out the different color ligs, but I think it would seem like waste of money if now I'm trying to make the braces more ...

I've had my braces for four and half weeks now, and the third bracket just fell out Thursday night/Friday morning. I woke up finding myself with teeth clenched and a bracket near the back fell out. All three are from the lower back teeth. Ever since the first one fell out, I've been very careful abo...