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Hey guys! I just hit the 5 month mark so I thought I'd update with some pics, but first some details. I've had 4 adjustments now, but I didn't see any significant changes until my last one. That's part of the reason why I haven't updated in a while. The other part is laziness. From my previous posts...

Is there anyone out there who has crowded upper/bottom centrals and a non-extraction treatment plan? If yes, how long did it take for your arches to align?

Meryaten , you are a river of knowledge! Thank you! Hi Laurie ! Nice to see a fellow Texan on the board! Hey everyone! I had my 1st adjustment today and WOW what an adjustment!!! It started with the usual; my ortho looked at my teeth and examined my bite. Then he said he wanted to reseat my lower 1...

Thanks for the diagram Meryaten ! It was really helpful. Sorry, I don't know what IPR is though. :Questions: Hey everyone! It's been 1 month since my b-day so I thought I'd post some progress pics. http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z113/sidlim82/Front4-27-07.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...

Hi jt2lang and bracedagain ! Thanks for the welcome! Today is 3 weeks since I got braced so I thought I'd update with some new pics for comparison. http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z113/sidlim82/Front4-27-07.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z113/sidlim82/Front5-18-07.jpg The first pic is fro...

Thanks for the welcome KK ! Seems we do have similar bites. I wonder how weird it's gonna feel when our upper teeth actually overlap our lowers! Thanks for the info Meryaten ! I try not to let it worry me too much considering I'm only 2 weeks into treatment. I figured that if my ortho was to correct...

Hey everyone! I just got braces 2 weeks ago and found this awesome forum. Reading everyone's stories and seeing the progress pics is so cool so I thought I'd start my own. My name is Sid and I'm 24 years old. I got braced on 4/27/07 and my estimated time is 28 months. Honestly, I felt absolutely no ...