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Ok so I had the second adjustment today instead of Sept. 25th due to the fact that I was EXTREMELY sick and couldn't get another appointment until today. Today was an interesting experience for me and OMG this hurts SO very bad. Today my ortho put a powerchain on the top and I went into elastics tod...

For those with elastics, how long after getting braces was it before the ortho put you in the elastics? I know I will have to wear them, just not sure when it will start. I was just curious about when everyone went into their elastics. Thanks

Even though my ortho has offices in 3 different towns, and isn't always in the one I go to, I would DEFINATELY choose him again if need be. As a matter of fact, I have referred several people to him, and have taken my daughter to him for her consultations. He is wonderful!!! He called me at home in ...

Ok, so, maybe my life is too dangerous for braces, lol. First it was falling of the horse, now, it is getting kicked in the mouth by a cheerleader when I had to jump into the middle of a new stunt we were doing to keep her from hitting her head on the ground. Thus, my first real emergency visit to t...

Thanks everyone. Anyways, my computer is back up so I can tell you what has happened since getting the bottom wire on and the first adjustment on the top on the 31st of July. I was finally able to actually chew food today although I am seriously wondering if the soreness will ever go away. I mean, I...

Hi Everyone!!! I had call my ortho on Monday and then went in today to get a mouthguard. Sunday, I got head-butted by a horse, in the face, which of course caused my brackets to cut up the inside of my lips. Then not an hour and a half later, I fell off of the same horse, annnnndddd, pow, face first...

I have bitten my nails for all of my life, to the point where they would bleed, stop the blood, then bite again. However, since I have had my spacers in and now my braces on for almost a week, it is IMPOSSIBLE to bite them. So I am really looking forward to having pretty nails for the first time in ...

Well, I have now had these top braces and bottom brackets for exactly 12 hours and OMG does this hurt. I want to go back tomorrow and tell him to take these things off. But, I know I can't do that. I have to do this. People look at my wedding pictures and ask was I sure I even wanted to get married ...

forgot to say, my ortho is AWESOME. Not only did he call me at home tonight to check on my and make sure that all was ok, he gave me his home number to get in touch with him just in case of emergency!!! I thought that was absolutely above and beyond!!!!

forgot to say, my ortho is AWESOME. Not only did he call me at home tonight to check on my and make sure that all was ok, he gave me his home number to get in touch with him just in case of emergency!!! I thought that was absolutely above and beyond!!!!

Well, the spacers FINALLY came out today and got braces on. Well got the top on, and then just the bottom brackets. My ortho decided that I needed to wait til the first adjustment July 31st to get the bottom wire so as to try and correct some of the crossbite problems on top first as my top arch wid...

When I went to the ortho this time, it was because I wanted to fix my crooked teeth. I had NO idea that so much other stuff was going on. I got a letter from my ortho today with his actual diagnosis spelled out for me. And I thought I just had crooked teeth, lol apparently this is what is wrong with...

Well, I didn't post yesterday due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto coming thru, and knocking out phones and power. It was quite a day though. I ate some yougurt, and took some of my favorite berries, some vanilla ice cream, a little milk, and some protein supplement, and made one AWESOME, h...

Hi Chantel, I just wanted to say good luck and congrats on starting your journey. I started mine in May with my ortho consult, and as of yesterday have 8 spacers in. I pretty much had the same problem as you, my parents were told early on that I needed braces to correct not only my teeth but problem...

Well, I was finally able to eat tonight. But, it was spaghetti and I didn't have to chew it, so that was nice. But, right now, my whole mouth hurts even all the way up into my sinuses. I feel like I have a combination of the beginnings of the flu and being hit in the mouth with a baseball or somethi...