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Wow - thanks for posting that. I'm on day 3 with my braces and those pics are really encouraging (mind you mine don't go all the way to the back until I go in again in two weeks - I suppose that's when my braces will actually start doing something)

OUCH!!!!!! My top front tooth is smashing SO hard into the bracket on my front lower tooth. I hit it so hard it's wiggly.

I guess I need to call in the morning and have the bracket moved or have my bite built up?

I'm sitting here catching flies cuz it hurts so bad when they touch.

This is day one with my braces (and teeth pulled) and my big ole bowl of mashed potatoes went down just fine. :? I'm so glad I read this thread. I can just see me grabbing something from the freezer like lasgana with LOTS of spinach or black bean and rice enchilladas for lunch tomorrow. And the guy ...

I always wondered if those things actually worked! I think it was worth it - your teeth look great.

After I have a straight smile, I think I'll give those a whirl. Only two years to go

The teeth are gone :thumbright: One of them had a drastically "S" shaped root and my dentist thought I might need surgery to remove it, but he got it out. I'm still frozen (and drooling blood :pukeright: ) so I'm not sure if it will hurt later. I like this frozen thing because one of my fr...

I just got home from getting my braces and I got a bit of a goodie bag. Here's the list: 5 packs Super floss 2 packs floss threaders 1 pack normal floss 2 regular tooth brushes 1 container of wax 1 of thos funny little brsuhes that look like a mini bottle brush 1 thing to hang on the fridge with car...

So here I sit with a mouth full of metal. :tingrin: After a life of my teeth hurting I actually got my braces today. It feels SO bizzare and I don't look too bad I guess. In fact, when I close my lips now it gives me that sexy, pouty lips thing. :lol: (I'll just keep them closed for the next two yea...

Thanks KK. Wow this place is such a wealth of information

The lip balm is packed, I'll pop a couple pain killers on my way in, and I won't forget the tiolet stop.

I'm glad I read this. I'm getting the Speed braces in the morning and I too was under the impression that there was no elastics involved. I'm glad I know before hand.

Thanks so much for all the information KK. I really hope you're right about the wonky archwires straightening out quickly. I hate my teeth so much already so to add some shiney, wonky metal to it is not something I'm looking forward to. :? I feel a little more prepared now. I'll have to post on Tues...

Thanks for the response Gennel :D My ortho estimates 18 - 24 months. My teeth are REALLY bad so I'm surprised it's not longer. I've learned so much just from reading the threads here tonight and I must say...on some points I feel a sense of relief, but I just read one about how horrible they look wh...

Hey Everyone, I was just googling for info and happily came across this site. I'm hoping some of you will 'give it to me straight'. :lol: After a life of crooked teeth and pain in my mouth, I've decided to bite the bullet and will be getting my speed braces on Tuesday. I know the ortho will give me ...