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I had 2 canines that were up high and the bracket for one of them fell off after about 1.5 months. When she put it back on, it moved into alignment within a month and now looks perfect. The other one however, is only 80 % down, and looks twisted. I'm thinking he might pop it off and reposotion it so...

Please indicate by key letter in a seperate response the reason that you did not get braces as a child A. - I wanted them but my parents couldnt afford them B. My parents were too selfish and wouldnt put out the money/ was neglected C. I didnt want them and refused to get them even though my family ...

Hi jaw Since youve mentioned, there are ofcourse other possibilities such as oppositional children like your brother, and difficult cases such as yours. However if one did a study on this topic they would find that most adults who have braces, couldnt get them due to financial reasons, parents who e...

I had a headache during the beginning of treatment, it along with the teeth pain was so bad i felt like throwing up. Advil made it ok, and it went away eventually.

Quote: And I do think that teeth is one of the indicators used to measure class. Most people are very sensitive about social class but fact is that people do judge you based on class, I think some people even do it subconsciously without even realizing it. Good teeth is only a small part of that, ju...

This is one of those topics that some people may not want to believe is a fact, but nevertheless is. Psychology studdies on beauty show that even children show a favorable response towards beauty. When a child was shown 2 pictures, one of an ugly teacher and one of a pretty teacher and then asked &q...

I actually had swollen glands the whole first 2 weeks of my braces. I had alot of pain at first and inflamation. It felt like strep throat without the strep. I just figured it was sensitivity to the cement and glue, which in my case, it probably was.

Just wanted to let everyone know that my spring is really nice,,, its super small and discreet, and so comfortable. I feel really lucky that I have such a great ortho, and I also feel lucky that he choose such great brackets and associated hardware. We read a lot of horror stories in here, and it pr...

The First stage where they are shifting your teeth around is going to mess up your bite because the teeth are moving so it makes sense that symptoms would return and maybe even be worse. Its not until the end stage where they put elastics from top teeth to bottem teeth to pull the teeth into proper ...

I have the back / lower with metal and the top and front bottem only ceramic. He wanted all metal but I protested. I guess he compromised.

All these posts pulled up about teeth fused to the bone have got me worried now. Seems its not sure a rare thing. So uts got me thinking about my canines. My right canine came down into place so easily but the left is still up pretty high. They both started at the same distance from the rest of the ...

omgosh its so ugly lol... ( in sorry lol )mine is going on in 9 days . But anyways yes, it looks like its working well. I have the exact same problem as you only mine is a bottom tooth.

I had so many cavaties filled before getting braces that i had no $ left on the insurance to pay for the braces. In the initial consultation the ortho did tell me I had to have all my fillings done by the time my braces went on. My last filling was scheduled to be done on the day my braces were supp...

I had one bracket on the bottem that hit my top tooth on a bad angle when i was first braced. I couldnt close my mouth or chew either... it took about 4-5 weeks.

Ohh and also, how long does it take to put it in and will it be an annoying, long stressful, gag me appointment ?

thanks again