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Hello all, I've been on braces for 6 months now and yesterday after my lunch I realized that the upper left end of my wire had broken off and I swallowed it! The wire does not reach the molar band anymore. I have a missing molar right before the last molar. For lunch I had a boneless pork chop and l...

Hello all, I've been on braces for 6 months now and yesterday after my lunch I realized that the upper left end of my wire had broken off and I swallowed it! The wire does not reach the molar band anymore. I have a missing molar right before the last molar. For lunch I had a boneless pork chop and l...

Hello all, I've been on braces for 6 months now and yesterday after my lunch I realized that the upper left end of my wire had broken off and I swallowed it! The wire does not reach the molar band anymore. I have a missing molar right before the last molar. For lunch I had a boneless pork chop and l...

Thanks for this post Chiwawamom! It was actually funny to read the replies! :lol: I had my braces installed yesterday so I'm nowhere near my first adjustment. I am going to go back in on the 12 of July to remove additional spacers and put my last bracket on. If the adjustments hurt less than the spa...

My dimple is only on the top wire and looks a lot like the one shown on these pictures http://multimedia.mmm.com/mws/mediawebserver.dyn?6666660Zjcf6lVs6EVs66SDa5COrrrrQ- except for the fact that it's slightly asymmetric. As Seriously said, they are used to prevent the wire from sliding. Thank you! I...

Hello jt2lang! Thanks for the link ... it may be just a dimple. I don't know how I missed it when I looked at the braces for the first time or after I brushed them. :?: I'll post pics of my braces (and crooked teeth) at the end of the week, when I'll have the camera back. Thanks for the welcome! :D ...

Hello! I finally got my braces on today! After the pain of the extractions (5) and the spacers (I got springs since they were really tight) , now the real work on getting my teeth aligned has started. I got metal top and bottom and I am really proud of my braces! I feel like this is the best thing I...

That is HUGE!!!! Very exciting to see these results and very encouraging since I'll be fully braced in a couple of weeks!

Thanks for sharing the pictures, I'm very happy for you!
Lyric

Hello, I've just joined this group and I'm very happy to have found a forum about braces. I'm 36 years old and about to get braces! I just got my spacers two days ago and it has been hell! My teeth are REALLY sore. I'll be getting braces on the 19th of June and I hope it won't be that painful. Wish ...