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Thanks so much for the support and comments. It is so nice to be able to bare your teeth and share the nitty gritty of tooth movement with people who bother to look and comment !!!

I just had my first adjustment yesterday. It was quick and easy. The ortho took the wire off and trimmed it and reshaped it a bit and put it back on. The teeth have a moved a bit ... I'm really pleased with the way it is going. I didn't really ask too many questions. My 8 year old had 2 extractions ...

Tried to get inside shots this time. There ... I'm done taking pictures until my first appointment/adjustment !!

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Wow! Only 6 months left and you just started 6 months ago? That's wonderful! I thought it took at least 18 months (that's what they've given me 18 - 20 months). If I stay on schedule I'll have them off in 20 months for my 40th - which would be a wonderful birthday gift :-) Post those pics soon - I l...

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I'm very self-concious. My lips keep getting tangeled in the braces when I try to talk. I'm almost glad for the cold - gives me an excuse to cower at home instead of being out and about and running into people I know. The few people I know that I ran into at the supe...

It's been two days since I had the braces in. I was not prepared for the look of the brackets they put in - I was told that they would use Damon 3's which are partly clear and they ended up using all metal Carriere LX. Some people here (thanks!) help me identify what they were. The ortho has still n...

you guys are the best !!!

jennielee81 thank you thank you thank you !!! I looked up the Carriere LXâ„¢ braces and that's definately what they are! Apparently they are better with the lower teeth crowding according to the guy who created them .... which is the reason my ortho gave for using them. I feel so much better now. I ...

I think you're right about the brand not being important - what i'm really upset about is the total disregard the doctor displayed in informing/consulting me over the product that he used. That has to change. At 38 I'm a little self concious about getting these braces at all and I would never have g...

Thanks everyone for the feedback and advice ... I tried to search for pictures of Damon 2's and Damon 3 MX in a quest to see what they had actually put on my teeth and the surprise is they LOOK LIKE NEITHER ! I'm going to call them tomorow and ask what exactly they put on and am going to be seriousl...

hmmmm ... I can't tell if they are Damon 2 or Damon 3 MX. All I know is they are all metal. There is a picture at this link

http://static.flickr.com/61/221470091_515127c818_o.jpg

what do they look like? (apart from hideous !!)

Thanks so much !!

My orthodontist had explained that he would be using the Damon 3 brackets that he said were good as well as nice asthetically since they were partially clear. I was concerned how even partially metallic braces would look but decided to go ahead with this. Fast forward to today when I had my braces p...