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I got my Damons on May 8, and they have worked so quickly for my severely crowded teeth, it has just been amazing. My tops and bottoms are now completely straight (already!) but just yesterday morning I was looking at my teeth and noticed that the tooth on the top right next to my front tooth has tu...

I just had my first 10-week adjustment yesterday. Ow!! They only adjusted the bottoms and left the top alone. Is this a common thing? My top teeth do look very good already, but I thought at every adjustment appointment, especially the first one, that both top and bottom would be adjusted. My 2-year...

I guess I better get to reading. I thought I'd just get these braces on, have a little discomfort, get them off after a year or so and voila! A gorgeous Hollywood smile. Didn't realize there was so much to all this. Powerchains :shock: and hooks, and the like. I guess I basically know nothing about ...

I was braced May 8 and after the three days of feeling like I was in a midieval torture mouth device, the pain subsided and everything was going quite well. I even got to the point where I didn't need wax any more. Two days ago I noticed the pain of something digging into my cheek, creating a sore. ...

I have bite blocks glued to the back of my two front top teeth. They were glued close together; so close, in fact, that I was unable to clean between them. The other day I was attempting to eat a polish dog (adventurous, aren't I :wink: ) and after that I noticed the bite blocks are now so far apart...

I got braces on Tuesday and he glued these bite blocks on the back of my two front teeth. The only contact my teeth make are my bottom two front teeth against these bite blocks; nothing else touches. I'm living on soup and yogurt. (Sigh) My question is this: These bite blocks were put here to preven...

The only contact my teeth have are that my two front lower teeth touch the two bite blocks that are glued to my upper front teeth; nothing else touches. Eating anything but yogurt, soup, and overcooked carrots is next to impossible. Here's the tragic thing - I am going to Las Vegas early June and th...

I was just inspecting my wires closely (I just got the Damons on yesterday) and see that I have these very tiny metal things that are attached to my wires. They are just in a few spots - two by my upper front teeth and one by my lower front teeth. Other than that I just have wire. Does anyone know w...

Just got the Damons on yesterday. Now THIS is going to take some getting used to! I had slight discomfort yesterday, but this morning I have a great deal of pressure, which I expected - after all, we're trying to move these teeth. The bad thing is that it just won't let up, and in fact it is getting...

Well, today's the day I have been waiting for! I can begin the journey on the road to beautiful, straight teeth. I was never told what to expect, how long this will take, etc. So, how long DOES this take? Does he just cement the brackets on, then string the wire through, and voila! Done? Or is there...

After years of close-lipped smiles and talking like a ventriloquist to avoid people seeing my crowded teeth, I have decided it is time to do something about it. I am getting the Damon braces Tuesday and am very excited to actually be straightening my teeth. I'm also a bit nervous, because I don't kn...