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I'm currently in the 24/7 part of retainer wear, but the reality is that after my initial year of "setting," I'll be wearing my retainers every night for life. I'm a major tongue thruster and my night retainer has a tongue guard. If I don't wear it, I'd open my bite. I've resigned myself t...

I don't like to drink plain water either. I actually use so much lemon (because I drink from my big cup) that I use the Lemon concentrate ("RealLemon" or whatever). I've never had a problem. Not with the braces and not with my retainer.

Water with lemon is the only thing I drink and I drink it constantly throughout the day. I have a 52 oz cup (my co-workers refer to it as "the bucket") that I've been drinking water with lemon from for more than 8 years. I haven't had a cavity in more than that long. I drink the water with...

Only a week to get your Hawleys? Wow. I only wish. I was debanded on the bottom in October and had to wait a month for my retainer to come in. My teeth sort of fell inward and the Hawley was horribly tight for days. I still have to pry it out of my mouth. I can't lift it out with my tongue. My upper...

After a month of naked teeth on my lower arch, my retainer finally came in. Apparently, my premolers tilted inward when I was naked, so my retainer is very, very tight. I got the retainer on Monday and I've been wearing it faithfully. The only time it's out of my mouth is to eat and brush. The Ortho...

Alwayshungry, I am 37 and congenitally missing both my upper laterals. Before I was braced, I had an extraction to remove a baby lateral on the left side that had never fallen out. The extraction left me with a gap big enough to fit my pinky finger. I've since had my front teeth pulled around so my ...

Hi everyone. I haven't posted in quite some time, but I'm happy to say I've made amazing progress. Just a year ago, I had a huge gap where they removed a baby tooth that never came out and now my gaps are closed, my bottom arch is set and the final work of refining the position of my upper arch is p...

Hi guys. It's been a long while since I posted. I've been doing well with my braces and have been in elastics for about 2 months now. The large gap I have up top is closing remarkably fast and I'm please with my results. I am, however, an adult tongue thruster :oops: . I don't thrust much during the...