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I have ceramic braces on the top. My ortho gave me rubber bands (Japan) to wear. The assistant said that I should place it on the hooks of brackets but on the top I don't have any hooks. Should I put it around the whole bracket or only around part of it (there's this little indentation on the top wh...

I saw a post similar to this and wanted to elaborate on it a little bit. I have ceramic braces on the top and bottom with a TPA appliance and triangular elastics. My face has always been rather full and I was wondering whether when I get my braces off if my fave will look more defined ad I guess &qu...

Thanks NotBob. I'm getting my spacers put in on Febuaray 12 and than my TPA on the 16 so I'll tell you how it goes. Wish me Luck!

Thanks Lisa you made me feel so much better about getting it.....I read alot of accounts about people who said that they couldn't even understand themselves when they spoke. You made me feel alot better.

Thanks for all the replies....I feel a little better about getting it....Hopefully the sppech problem won't be too big. iF anyone has tips on how they improved speech while having the TPA please post!

Thanks for the advice....I really appreciate I guess the only thing I have to worry about is my speech. Which I'll practice on my week off from school so hopefully by the time school starts it will be better.

I am getting my TPA on soon and I've been hearing horrible stories about them, about how they are painful but most of all how they slur your speech! So I was wondering if anyone with a TPA or anyone who has had a TPA could give me a little insight. Do they really slur your speech and how long does i...

Hi I went to my appointment today and they did an impression, than they told me in 5 weeks I'm going to get spacers, but I thought that was supposed to be before you get braces and I already have mine on. I'm really afraid I'm going to have to get a TPA appliance because I think thats what the impre...

Hi I went to my appointment today and they did an impression, than they told me in 5 weeks I'm going to get spacers, but I thought that was supposed to be before you get braces and I already have mine on. I'm really afraid I'm going to have to get a TPA appliance because I think thats what the impre...