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Another newbie to braces here. I had my top braces put on this past Tuesday, the 8th. I get my bottom spacers in in two weeks and then my bottom braces in three weeks. My only complaint, having food get stuck on the arch in my roof all the time. I've been using a waterpik and that helps out so much....

I'm getting braced next Tuesday also, if all goes well. I'm so ready, but scared. I go in for my post teeth extraction check-up in a few hours. Then tomorrow I get my spacers :( and next Tuesday I'll be a brace face. Yikes! Have you taken before pics yet? I'll be doing that this evening. Let's keep ...

I had my four wisdom teeth taken out when I was around 23 and now at 29 I just had two (right side, one bottom, one top) extractions in preparation for braces. The extraction process, I agree with others, did go by fast. The injections weren't even that bad either. Just cooperate fully with the dent...

I just had two teeth extracted too! I had one on the top and bottom on my right side taken out this past Monday. The way you described it was exactly how my visit went. I started getting nervous when I heard some wild noises and when the dentist said about my bottom one "oh this one's taking a ...