OMG This gives me hope that eventually my gap will close. You have had amazing progress in such a short space of time. My front gap refuses to come together, but after seeing your progress I have a little bit of hope.
Actually I notice that I was more self consious before I got the braces. Because of the huge gaps I had I rarely smiled in pictures or in general. However I notice that since the braces I have been smiling alot more. Maybe its the fact that I know that progress is being made, I want to share it with...
I will put my two sense in about this topic. I got full metal because: a. they were cheaper. I was already paying over $5000 (US) for treatment. Even an extra $100 or two would have been stretching my limit as I am paying for the treatment entirely out of my pocket. b. personal preference. I did not...
So I have had these babies in for 6 months now and I must admit I have seen alot of movement. The most movement I have seen is on the bottom arch, most if not all of the major spaces are gone. The top arch is slowly slowly coming along I guess (just not at the rate in which I would like). For my adj...
Hi All, Just want to update everybody on my progress. I went for my 5th adjustment on Monday and everything seems to be moving along. I just had my top arch braced in Feb. so I got a wire change( to 16 or something like that) and power chains on my front 4 teeth. The reason for this is because they ...
Hi guys, I have a problem ever since my adjustment yesterday my teeth have been very sensitive to the cold. I can't even rinse with cold water. This has never happened to me before. I dont know if this will wear off after a couple of days. Is there anything that I can do. This is a pain. I dont want...
My third and fourth adjustment have passed, I didn't have time to update. My lowers have been on since October '06. I have had one wire change and a new power chain every 4 weeks when I go in for an adjustment. The spaces on the bottom have closed quite a bit (sorry I dont have pics). My uppers were...
Hey TL I have small teeth also and my ortho said that may be a cause of all the spacing that I have. Like you I have a gap between my two front uppers and also a lot of spacing on the lowers. Because of this I only got my lowers banded for the moment as they were trying to make space to move the upp...
Well I went in for my second adjustment this past Monday and nothing happened really. I just got a new powerchain, no new wire or any exciting :( However the ortho did say that maybe in the next visit of two I will get my top arch braced which is up from the original time of 6 months. So I guess thi...
I went today for my 1st adjustment since my lower arch was braced in october. After the ortho checked my teeth she put on a stronger wire and said it was time for powerchains to start closing my gaps. I am not feeling any thingg as yet (knocking on wood) so we will see how efective the chains are. I...
I am 23 and have will have full metal braces once we band my top arch. For now most people don't notice my braces on my lowers at all. Like you I have small teeth and a gap between my front teeth,so I was really worried about this in the beginning. But now I could care less because I know once my tr...