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Surprisingly this problem has a very easy solution. I told this to my ortho at my 2 month follow up. Basically, all she did was cut off the last molars off my essix retainer! so i have shortened essix retainers. it covers all my teeth except the last molars. This way, the last molar is free to move ...

Hi, I also had problems with these orthodontist office chains. You cannot trust them, or thier contract. I came to an Orthodontic Centers of America (OCA) office, called north georgia orthodontics, in suburban atlanta. In my contract, they said that I can transfer to another office in thier network ...

Hi Stargirl, and thanks for the reply. Not the answer I wanted to hear (lol), but I can tell you what she told me they look for. Ok. First she told me to bring my jaw forward, such that my lower front teeth were just past my upper front teeth, and I will refer to this position as "POSITION"...

Hi all, I hope you guys can help me! I am supposed to go for a "final evaluation" at my next appointment in a coulple of weeks and she is going to see if I can take 'em off! I love my new orthodontist, she is great! She does all the adjustments herself, not leave it up to the aides. Anyway...

(It's pretty funny sitting there with a bunch of long wires waving out of your mouth, like nothing so much as a set of displaced cat's whiskers :lol:) Imagine answering all her questions about what im doing in college and how my classes are going while having all those crazy wires sticking out! lol...

Well, this deviates from your dentist's plan, but seeing as every1 replied that it does get better, and I agree with them from my experience w/ the same config.... I suggest that you wear them in the day and take them off in the night, so you are wearing them for the same amount of time, just until ...

Hi, I am not an avid poster, but I think this site is amazing for people of all ages with braces. I have about 1-2 more appts, then debanding! I transferred orthodontists and I am so happy with the change! My previous ortho left all the work to his assistants, and all he seemed to care about was the...

I cant see how that can be corrected by itself or with a retainer? If you click on my image you will see he has an uplift in the archwire going to that tooth, he says that should bring it upwards. :roll: I had asked about elastics there and he felt the archwire would do it. The classic figure 8 ela...

Turmeric (or tumeric) is the main staining ingredient in curries, but there are others. Indian curry powder has haldi in it ... similar to turmeric ... and it stains. Many of the curry mixes have ingredients that stain ... but lets be honest ... nearly all food stains, it's just the speed with whic...

I'd be happy with the outside tips hitting the channel :lol: Right now the first bicuspid is the last tooth back that hits "the channel". http://img346.imageshack.us/img346/6717/nottouching3rz.th.jpg :shock: OMG this is exactly what is happening to me! and my ortho says that it will fix b...

I am 19 and I am supposed to have my braces removed in 1 month and my brother still has a long treatment to go. My family is moving so we need to transfer to another ortho. I am really starting to HATE :evil: my ortho because he NEVER listens to me- i wore elastics in the triangular config for like ...