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Happy belated!

Mine is kind of bent in certain spots. It just looks like a wire that was bonded with out the mesh pads at the ends.

WELCOME, mrsphase74! Could it be that you're getting a bonded retainer on the bottom and then you will have the essex or hawley for the upper? That's the way I have it. BUT I also had an essex on the bottom for several months to straighten things out more after I got my braces off before they bonde...

Still hate the bonded lower... Had a cleaning last week and was told no cavities and that I'm doing an exceptional job. I guess having straight teeth does make it easier to keep them clean. I have a minimal routine of brushing twice a day and flossing every couple days. I've gotten super lazy after ...

Okay the website declares that it does not move teeth, the retainer merely retains the current position of teeth.

My Essix are super thick and a pain (literally) to get in and out!!!! Luckily, my lowers are Essix at night only but my uppers are the real pain and are 24 hour wear besides the eating and brushing. Because the uppers are so much of a pain, I was told I could wear them while eating. I'm glad these a...

My Essix are SUPER thick! WOW... I had no idea how thick it was going to be.

Today is retainer day! Next week is temporary crowns, cleaning and have a filling checked. It looks dark but it where they changed out an old amalgam filling, I want to make sure the filling didn't leak. YAY! I retainers means it's really over!!!!!!!!

I like Tin Indian had a stubborn crown which would not take kindly to the bracket and I ended up with 1 molar band.

I have a plain twisted wire type of bonded lower retainer. I despise the thing and will ask to have it removed an replaced with a removable.

Happy braceversary!

Thank you EVERYONE for your kind words. I noticed that I haven't really been eating anything different from being braced and after. I'm just less careful when I'm eating crunchy things and not having to pick everything from my teeth. I am super happy and as the days go by, more people are noticing t...

Like KLC, I too have a great group, they never make me feel bad for asking questions or randomly popping in for my many emergencies. The assistants would always take the time to ask me if I was okay, ask if my ligs were good, see if anything was hurting or poking where it wasn't supposed to. They ar...

Similar to powerchains, sometimes they are used in place of powerchains.

Pictures as promised! Then http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/realbad/ortho/050707a.jpg Now http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/realbad/ortho/030609a.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/realbad/ortho/030609b.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/realbad/ortho/030609c.jpg http://i6.pho...