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ive had an expander for about almost 2 months now. I got braces after i was done turning. i had a huge gap from the expander. i have a chain only between my two front teeth. the gap did start to close but now all these new gaps appeared . My teeth are now all crooked and spaced out. :( If you have ...

thanks kiwi. i also have another question: I also have an overbite from sucking my thumb when i was little. i've gone to two orthodontist and got 2 opinions. one suggested extractions soon and the other suggested jaw surgery later. my mother recommended jaw surgery for later so i had time to decide....

ive had an expander for about almost 2 months now. I got braces after i was done turning. i had a huge gap from the expander. i have a chain only between my two front teeth. the gap did start to close but now all these new gaps appeared :( . My teeth are now all crooked and spaced out. If you have p...

hi. i have had my expander (RPE) for 2weeks and have been turning twice a day since. i only have 6 turns left (thats 3 days) and i am getting a full wire across to start closing the gap in one week. the gap is predicted to get about 5mm wide :oops: . the gap has been stressing me out because i am af...

hello. this is like the last time im posting a new topic. i just have one more question. i am to turn my expander key twice a day. does anyone have an idea as to how long it will take for a noticeable gap to form between my front teeth?

i just got my expander put on today. its sooo much better then i thought it would be...i talk fine my friends didn't even notice. the only probly i have, now, is eating of course. does anyone have soft food suggestions?

my daughter visited the orthodonist and they told her that she needed another expander put in. she is now 14 but previously had an expander when she was 10 and wore her retainer as much as she was supposed to. she was upset when she heard that she had to get another expander again because now that s...