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What a coincidence my debanding is May 5th at 10am!! I'm really excited I'll be getting essix retainers later in the afternoon!! I'll let you know how it goes..

Lucy I had x-rays taken at about 15 or 16 months of a 24 month treatment presumably to see how my roots were holding up. I do not know if this is the norm, but my ortho did it. It put me at ease because I am paranoid about root resorption so I did not mind.

CONGRATS!! hopefully all goes well tomorrow and you get a deband date!! I have my impressions and debanding all in the next 5 weeks and I am totally excited and nervous too!!

I gave them a call and you were right Meryaten they usually give adults essix or clear retainers, but that only works if they actually know you're an adult. The woman on the phone said this to me "oh we only give our patients who are 18 and older an option for clear retainers that is why we did...

thanks for everyone's replies I think I'm ready I have analyzed and over-analyzed my teeth and I am going to give them a call today to see what they have in mind with regard to retainers. badbite the essix are the clear kind, they are the ones that I want mainly because as Meryaten pointed out I wou...

the good news is they're coming off, except i'm a little scared to sign the consent paper since the assistant told me if i notice anything i need to tell the ortho ASAP because once they're off thats it no going back. i'm such a perfectionist that her statement keeps bothering me. has anyone experie...

When I went to my consult the ortho suggested that I get 4 premolars extracted I had some crowding in my bottom arch. I was skeptical of extractions mainly because there is no turning back once the teeth are out and my ortho listened to my concerns. He examined my x-rays, my teeth, my bite and decid...

travelbug! i was in a similar situation except i was going to be gone for 6 months. my ortho told me i had three options 1. was have an orthodontist over there work on me, 2. was i might already be done before i leave, or 3. i wouldn't have an adjustment for that amount of time and i would still be ...

no i definitely wouldn't be worried, at the beginning of treatment many of my teeth felt loose it's just because they're moving. even now a tooth here an there will feel loose because of the elastics.

your teeth look amazing, trust me no one will notice your midline.

thank you guys for your support..I am really looking forward to going back to college, work, and life in a couple weeks so hopefully that will keep me busy enough till D-day!!

I just had an adjustment a couple weeks ago and the ortho told me that he would like the remainder of my appointments to be 4 weeks apart . He wants me to be de-banded by November or by the end of December (19.5 months) at the latest as there is not much work left to be done. I've had my braces for ...

smoke...thats my personal preferance

19!!

Hi! I had 4 impacted wisdom teeth also and had to go to the oral surgeon to get them removed.. the surgery is really not a big deal. They gave me anesthesia so I was asleep through the whole procedure and I really did not feel a thing. There is a little discomfort afterwards however my biggest probl...