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I had a friend who only had brackets on her two front teeth (to close the gap I guess). I have no idea how that worked though, and I never asked, but I guess it's possible?

Oh, and for fear of appearing ungrateful/stubborn,

THANK YOU THANK YOU for all the nice comments about my new smile. Really, you guys give the best reassurance and advice, even when we may not agree.

Thanks for agreeing with me, jennicakes ! No offence to everyone else, and I wholeheartedly appreciate all the feedback/compliments, but I'm getting sick of hearing "oh no one else is gonna notice, nobody's teeth are perfect, yours are fine, stop being so picky, blah blah blah". I know som...

I was wondering the same thing. There are some things that I'd like fixed (I got debanded exactly a week ago) but am afraid to ask because I don't want them to think I'm difficult to please/unreasonable/just downright annoying.

Let me know what you find out.

I knooow, but it bugs me when I can feel it poking against the inside of my mouth (and it does) I guess I should try and be less picky, huh?

First off, thank you, thank you, thank you for all the responses! But I'm surprised no one commented about #1 - really?! I'm actually most annoyed about that semi-snaggletooth, if you could call it that. I wonder if it's actually possible to have anything done about it at this point, hm. And #3 real...

by the way, I finally resolved my issue by taking out $13,000 HKD from my credit card so my limit is pretty much maxed out, meaning I can't use it for online shopping/anything else, until I start paying my monthly installments. Still owe $3000 but they were super nice and took my braces off for me a...

HK brace-buddies : woah and I thought I was paying a lot. I was quoted $26,000 HKD for ceramic braces (which I'm finally done with, woohoo!) but I had to pay for it all by myself - hello, tutoring/teaching jobs - so I guess it just FELT a lot more expensive than it really is. I was given a discount...

After 23 months and 1 week (according to my ticking progress bar in my signature), my teeth are finally straight and free! I went from having a problematic cross-bitten tooth, extreme crowding, and a slight flare to.. ah, just see for yourself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v393/jessicalee87/bra...

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I just got debanded 3 days ago and was given a thinner set of Essix retainers, but I'm supposed to get a thicker set in a month. So yes, I have two sets, except of the same kind.

Wow your teeth are so.. WHITE.

That's the thing. I'm the only one in the family with a credit card as I got it with a student plan. And while my mom works (dad's retired) she's also the one paying rent and bills, groceries, pretty much every essential living expense.. so when I get things that are personal AND fall under family e...

By the way, I was totally kidding about the Thailand comment, hence the emoticon. I guess I should've been more clear.. TumbleDryLow - I might do something similar. I already have a low interest rate credit card so I might just withdraw the $16,000 HKD from it and pay it in one go. The thing about m...

At my most recent visit, my ortho said that by the next appointment (which was supposed to be the beginning of October) my braces would be ready to come off! YAY! .. except I still owe them $16,000 HKD (approx. $2502 USD), and until that's paid, my braces aren't going anywhere. POOP. The nurses prob...