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I've had them for 6 days now...I'm using the Rams. My jaw is sooo sore and my bite feels incredibly weird. Does this get better? About how long before you no longer notice them? So far, this is definitely my worst experience with having braces. lol I'm just praying that I won't have to continue wear...

Hi. I have a couple of questions about elastics. I just received my first a week ago. He almost put me in a 'triangle' on one side but decided againt it. I'm now using "Rams" and have one on each side, each going from a lower premolar to an upper canine. Is this typical? And what exactly i...

Have you thought about getting a consult with another orthodontist just to get a totally seperate professional opinion? I know of several people who have done this and I think it would really help to guide you on what to do. Just from looking at your pictures, I would think that he would have had yo...

Very cool! The kitty is neat!

They often do permanent ones on the bottom because bottom teeth are much more likely to move over time. In addition, many people do not continue to wear their retainers as they should. I spoke to my ortho about it and he was happy to agree to give me the removable on the top and bottom. When I get m...

If wisdom teeth have slightly over erupted and now line up so that they will no longer continue to erupt, is it possible to have them ground down slightly or anything to even them up with the other teeth? Or is the only option extraction?

Oh wow, thank you so much! That definitely clarified it for me

So what exactly is the difference between a hawley and an essix?

I just got my braces a few weeks ago but during my consult we discussed retainers. I have the option of getting a removable on the bottom too, in addition to the top one. He said that after wearing my retainers constantly for a few months, that I could go to just sleeping with them in, and eventuall...

Thanks for your reply! So, basically how long does it take for the clots to dissolve on their own? Like...how long to you have to worry about disturbing them?

I'm wondering what all wisdom tooth removal involves. Will they do all 4 at once? Mine are all fully erupted and fairly straight. My orthodontist refused to 'include' them when I got braces and recommended that I have them removed. However, I've never had a cavity in them or any problems with them. ...

Might I ask why you had a piece of gum taken from the roof of your mouth? I may be facing wisdom tooth removal w/in the next year or so and am wondering what all it requires...like do they 'fill in' the whole from the teeth? I have no clue...

So do you know yet what type of braces you'll be getting?

I guess it just depends on who you ask. I'm 30 and just got braces on my top teeth last week. I went with the InOvation C brackets. I wish that I'd had braces as a kid, but didn't because my parents couldn't afford them, and really dreaded getting them now. I finally made the decision to do so when ...

I've had my top braces on for a week today! Yay! lol The very second day I noticed that I no longer had any space between my front two teeth at all. Now, I've already noticed that a tooth to the side of my front two teeth has moved...I used to hit that tooth everytime I bit down because it was back ...