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Same here. I notice people's braces more! and not only that I also notice crooked teeth...

hi TLB I had IPR on my uppers due to slight crowding and my left lower premolar was extracted while my first right molar was extracted years ago. I can understand your situation, I patiently wait for the day that my ortho will do the IPR. It was finally done on my 6th month. The teeth needs to strai...

33, Female. Philippines. Braced since July 1, 2006

SecondTimer,
Hi! Yes my ortho use power chain to close the small gaps created after slenderizing my uppers.

Goodluck!

Congrats!

hopefully 34! praying that it will be not be off at 35!

A lot has been said. In my opinion since you like your smile and doesn't hate your teeth also assuming you don't have bite issues. And your mind and heart is not set on wearing braces now on your teens, then you shouldn't have started at all. Braces requires a lot of time to care though it gets bett...

i can't tolerate listerine too much alcohol. im using oral.

CONGRATS!..

WOW! you're lucky to wear braces in such a short ime..

So sorry to hear that.

this forum is great for venting frustrations and worries.

Good luck on your treatment hope everything turn out fine for you.

hi NK, I agree with everybody here. Just wanna share this, when my sister had braces more than 10 years ago i said " No way am I paying thousands and feeling and looking like that!" Now, at 33 im wearing braces! my teeth shifted and makes my smile like that of bugs bunny.. :lol: I never be...

hi! to create space for my uppers my ortho did slenderize (thus my username :lol: ) some of my teeth though not the front or incisor. Extractions will make my teeth push far too back and will mess my profile. My ortho is very conservative on extractions. I have not experience sensitivity, what I exp...

Mommy, my wisdom teeths are all fully erupted no problem there and my ortho did not suggest removing them.

yes clairey i had my narrowing done last January. It's not painful at all a little bit uncomfortable when ortho is smoothing the edges of my teeth. Spacers are put so that she'll have space to work and not coz harm to those nearby. One teeth was sentive though and she has to be careful and go real s...

Congrats! .. whoohooo no spacers, that's one less pain for you.