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I'm not sure about the Madonna piercing either but I do have my tongue pierced. I never asked my Ortho if I should take it out or not because I haven't really had any problems with it catching on my brackets but since I've had extractions and there are gaps, sometimes the ball on my tongue ring catc...

:dance: Thanks rsprouse, Pirate Wench, Harpua, MS1, Lucyloop, missing_tooth, and KK!!! :computer: All your replies were really helpful. :HugeGrin: I am not making a mess of my mirror now while brushing, not worried about too much fluoride and I'm making sure I rinse after using my astma inhaler. :ra...

Hi Matty_Oz

Welcome!!!

Congratulations on getting braces in 2 weeks and no one is ever too old for braces.

If you ever have questions, there is always tons of friends on here to give you advice.

Enjoy being braced!

:-1 Hi All :-1 I recently went on a trip to Wal-Mart and bought myself :arrow: a new toothbrush (Oral-B Cross Action - battery operated) for under $7 :arrow: Plax Pre-Brush Mouthwash for around $6 :arrow: Oral-B anti-bacterial with fluoride Mouthwash for around $6 :arrow: Crest Pro-Health toothpaste...

:oops: I forgot to include my daily oral hygiene regimen. First thing in the morning, I do a warm salt water rinse. Then I have breakfast. Next, I use Plax pre-brush mouthwash. After that, I brush my teeth with the toothbrush my ortho supplied me with. Later on during the day, after I have lunch, I ...

Hi All :D I just got braces 8 days ago and I was told to use the Disclosing Tablets once a week and yesterday was my first week so I used one and it stained my tongue, gums and my lips a little bit bright pink and I couldn't get it off my tongue. Is that supposed to happen and what is the easiest wa...

Hey SDFD TSchott !!! Congrats on getting braces soon! I just got braces 8 days ago and they told me they have silver ligatures to match my silver braces so that they won't be noticeable but I just got white ones. But you gotta be careful with white if you drink a lot of coffee, pop, tea, eat curry o...

:-)o :banana: :dance: Congradulations BraceFace12 !!! Your teeth look awesome!!! Now I can't wait til my braces come off and I just started - Darn! That's cool how you got to keep your braces and get things you were not allowed to eat before - I hope I will be given my braces for a souvenir. Enjoy b...

Hi Babe I was one of the unfortunate ones that had to get 5 teeth extracted because they said I am a small girl with a small jaw so to make room, they need to pull out a few teeth. Boy was I shocked to hear they meant 5 TEETH! I thought, geez, am I gonna have any teeth left and is it worth it? Well,...

:D Definitely!!! I totally agree! I think she was the first person to reply to my post when I had questions about my braces, teeth hurting, elastics, my crossbite, etc. :-} She put me at ease since I was freaking out a bit and I am so glad to be part of Archwired because I know she is always there f...

KK, Thanks for replying to my post and answering my questions - you have put my worries to rest! I noticed that you give advice and reply to a lot of posts - I congradulate you on being such a devoted and dedicated person to people with braces and the environment. Thank you very much - I appreciate ...

I forgot to mention that I got 5 teeth pulled out as well because they said I have a small jaw and all my teeth cannot fit perfectly straight - that's why they got crooked so they pulled out the: upper right first bicuspid, upper left second bicuspid, lower right primary second molar, lower left sec...

Hi all! I just got braces on Tuesday, August 15 and I didn't like them at first but now they are okay. What keeps me motivated is how great my teeth will look when the braces come off (well, hopefully!). My orthodontist said it'll be 2 years! A question I have is - how come my top front teeth hurt s...