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I know what you guys are talking about. I got my braces off yesterday and my teeth today feel like I just had an adjustment. Might partly be because I was grinding them in my sleep last night but I don't think that's all of it. I get my retainers tomorrow so we'll see how that feels. Hoping the pain...

Thanks guys! I really enjoyed my sandwich yesterday. And my husband had one of those gourmet caramel apples for me (Dark chocolate, caramel and almonds). It was incredible. I can't wait for my family to see me this weekend. Thanks again!

Amy

I am free!!!!!!! As of 10:15 this morning they are gone and my teeth are naked. It feels so very good! I don't have pics though. Even if I did you wouldn't be able to tell that big a difference between the before and after. As most of my problem was a couple of rotated teeth and some minor crowding ...

Epyx-your archwire really shouldn't extend past your last bracket. If it does tell your ortho so he can cut it. I have had Damon's for 19 months now and when my teeth move sometimes the archwire will start to poke me but I call the office and they have me come right in to have the wire cut. They don...

I had to make a downpayment (more $ than the monthly payment) the day I got full banding. And than my payments started the next month. Hope that helps. Talk to your ortho's office manager to find out.

Amy
Damon 2's top and bottom
braced 12/16/04

Just Beautiful Eve!! Makes me more anxious for my D-B day next week!! Amazing what you have gone through but worth it in the end!!

Amy
Damon 2's top and bottom
braced 12-16-04

My consult was in September and my braces went on in December. But that was all me. I had to save some money for the down payment. Once I called to make the appointment it was a week. Had moulds and x-rays done on a Tuesday and was braced on Wednesday. Was pretty fast. No time to freak out and think...

I was photographed, x-rayed, and moulded one day and banded the next. I think they already have a pretty good idea of what they want to do from the consult. At least mine did. All kinds of notes were taken then and that's what my treatment was based on. Amy Damon 2's top and bottom braced 12/16/04 p...

I read somewhere that Damon came out with a special tool for opening the gates on the Damon 3's thus helping to eliminate the problems they were having. My ortho also had a tool they use to hold in the thick wire when closing the gates. I myself have not had any problems with gates (even though I we...

I loved my Damon 2's most of the time. I here that they stick out from you teeth a little more than regular braces but I never knew the difference. Pain only came with adjustments for the most part. They were really easy to get used to and a lot of times I forgot all about them. I had a teacher from...

Well, I'm almost afraid to post this or even say it out loud, for fear that it won't happen. But....I finally got a de-banding date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's July 11th and I'll get my retainers July 13h. I can't believe it. The last two months have been so hard and I didn't think I was going to get ...

More than I can count. Poking wires (which means teeth are moving), springs coming off, tiebacks coming off, and than last week for a gap appearing that wasn't supposed to. My ortho is great and always tells me to come right in when I call with something like that. Last week when I took my daughter ...

Well, I took my daughter in for her first adjustment today (she had a bracket missing and we didn't even know it, it was on the tooth right next to the hearbst appliance so that's why). Anyway the ortho was so busy I wasn't going to say anything and just make an appointment for next week to talk to ...

I have Damon's so no powerchains. The gaps I had back in October were closed with springs. This time he just bent the new archwire on either side of the bracket on the tooth he is trying to move. At this point I would be willing to live with the little gap, get the other side closed up and get these...

Normally I wouldn't be concerned but since we are almost at the end of treatment and are just trying to close one tiny little gap, I am concerned that two more have opened up (we closed them once already) on the other side. I have to take my daughter in for an adjustment on Thursday so I'll ask the ...