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Hey everyone, I thought I'd give you a quick update. I went to see another ortho (recommended by my dentist) and when he saw the brackets he laughed and said to his assistant "Remember these from 1970s?". He said they are the old style plastic brackets which will discolor over time. My ort...

I am glad some of you are starting to notice all these things I've been complaining about all along. I know it's really hard to tell from the pictures. You really can't even see just how much glue there is on some teeth. Certain teeth are almost entirely covered in it. The glue is very hard and it r...

Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the manufacturer that makes my brackets. He mentioned some long name I've never heard of. Besides, if my ortho says they manufacture them for him, to me, that screams generic. They are not self-ligating. He mentioned he doesn't believe in that system. I ha...

Okay, sorry it took so long. I've been trying to get some good pictures, unfortunately photos just don't do justice. Hopefully you can see how much they stand out from my teeth, especially on the canines. I think he added extra glue there since the bracket base is a flat square (not at all curved li...

First of all, thank you all for such great support. Everyone on this board is so wonderful and I hate to bother your with my issues, but I'm certainly glad that there are people I can share this awful experience with. Mmmmuuaa, I think your braces look awesome. I'd love to have those! I understand t...

Hi, I just got braced today and I'm VERY VERY unhappy. I got top and bottom porcelain brackets ($1.2K extra), but the ones my orthodontist used have such high profile that they look like soccer cleets on my teeth. When I talk my bottom arch looks like it has an extra row of teeth since the braces (p...