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Now that I have braces, I notice more and more people with braces now!!

I guess I never paid much attention to it before!!!

Well I had my first adjustment on friday... I got new wires put on already. She said that I had some great movement in the first month, so am ready for a thicker wire. The wire that she put on is an 8 week wire. It is a lot more thicker than the first wire I had on. She wouldn't even let the assista...

My ortho wanted all the teeth pulled before she would even put the brackets on!!

Hope all goes well for ya!!

Looks really good!!!

I bet you can't wait to get them off!!

Well I cannot bit into anything, it aches really bad, and when I do bite into something it feels like my teeth are lose and falling out. I HATE that feeling. I guess my goal this week will be to use my front teeth more. Since I have been using my back teeth the most for eating. Thanks for all the ti...

I have had these things on for 23 days today. Somedays I just want to rip them off. Other days I am fine with them on. It seems like everyday a different tooth is sore or feels lose. My front teeth are the worse. I am about to go insane. Then some days my bite feels sooo off and that drives me nuts ...

Welcome!!! and I hope everything goes well for the both of you!!

Welcome!!

And good Luck!! Hopefully this will all work out better for you!!!

My husband said that whn he has braces he couldn't stand in front of the microwave. He said it made his teeth tingle...

I started laughing hysterically!! I just thought it was so funny!! However I haven't stood in front of the microwaave yet to find out if it is true!!

Well I called the ortho today about these wires poking me all weekend. :? So uncomfy!!! I went thru a ton of wax. So they took me in today to get them clipped. I got in quick!! I love this office!!! :) She told me that my teeth are moving really good thats why I had wires poking me!! She said at the...

Brushing your teeth in the shower. This has never even crossed my mind nor have I heard of it. Maybe I am sheltered a lil bit!!

However I think that I may give this a try!!!

Public Sinks...EWWWWWW!!

The thought of public sinks make me feel icky LOL!!!

I am not looking forward to do this at all!!! I think I will carry a glass and bottled water in my car at all times so I can doit in there!! LOL!!

I am having a hard time flossing. My teeth in the front are so tight it hurts and my gums are bleeding. I hardly ever have my gums bleed. But since getting these braces on my gums are bleeding... Any advice on this?!?!?

Congrats on all of your extractions!! I have been there and done that, and it is NOT fun at all!! But the miserable time goes by very fast and it is worth it!! I had a reaction to all the pain meds that the oral surgeon gave me. So all I used was Ibprofin!! Good luck on getting your spacers, you wil...

Well when I got my braces on Friday, I was looking forward to getting some color on my teeth!! I thought I would get to choose some of those colored bands. I really wanted pink LOL!! However I didn't get any color? When do you get the bands and powerchains. I know everyone is different. I was just c...