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sorry for the double-post....can't delete it either

I've only been braced since August 06, initial timeframe was 20-24 months. This is my tentative debracing date anyways....saw my dentist at the beginning of the month who says it's time to see the oral surgeon. So, I had my initial consult w/ the oral surgeon yesterday and then went to my orthodonti...

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I had/have 2 baby teeth w/o permanents behind them (both the 5th tooth from the front, so not as in front as yours). One on the upper right is still hanging on but only by a thread....one on the bottom left I lost in 7th grade due to it cracking and being extracted. My bottom teeth shifted over the ...

Thanks for the comments :D ....I got these new pics taken Thursday morning before my SureSmile scans. I'll report more once I start with the SS wires. I am so thrilled w/ my arches, before I was kinda "squoval" :lol: instead of oval. And my front teeth (upper and lower were doing some movi...

oops pix didn't work....need to go upload to photobucket, then I'll try again. http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/aerocece/9monthupper.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/aerocece/9monthlower.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/aerocece/beforeupper.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y8...

I have a ram on my elastic's package! This is what the package also says: ORMCO Z-pak elastics 3F (1/4") 6 Oz. Nooo idea what the second part meant. ' I have the same ones :D I wear one on each side in triangular form but one side with the point up, the other side with the point down. My confi...

36 years old, female from South Louisiana - first time in braces

36 years, female from South Louisiana - first time in braces

Thanks for sharing in my excitement!!! I need to create one of the tickers to count down the remainder of my journey....I'm sure I'll have more questions too as I get closer to my extraction(s)/implants.

Yippee, so excited after my last appt....the doc has been telling me that we're getting great movement every time I go in. Only been braced for a little over 7 months now. I now have the space for my missing tooth (future implant) and my midline is coming along nicely thanks to elastics. Still have ...

I have Damons (all metal) and so far, so good. Just had my 5th appointment today...first time, no wire change. So I now have a spring/coil thing at the bottom to maintain a space, a powerchain on bottom plus 2 elastics in triangular fashion on opposite sides. The elastics will def take some getting ...

I paid records appt upfront (I think it was somewhere around $300).... My treatment is supposed to be appr. 24 months, the total amount was $5250. I used $2250 from savings and am paying $150 for 20 months. Even if the braces come off early I still have 20 months to pay. I have dental insurance but ...

Thanks for the support!!!

I need to make me one of those little tickers with my "brace date", LOL!!!

Sorry, if anyone was mislead by anything I posted...I was simply responding to Kat's request of info/opinions from anyone w/ Damon's. Didn't mean to imply that her treatment would mirror mine in any way. KK, I should clarify about my "adjustment" times...my entire visit to the ortho usuall...