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I went for my 3rd adjustment yesterday, and today whilst cleaning i noticed that the bracket on my bottom tooth right at the back has no lig on? I was wondering if it's likely the ortho done this purposely, or is it more likely the lig had popped of and i just hadn't noticed?

thanks for your replies and help.
I will be wearing them 24/7 for day to day life, it's just when I got out with friends for drinks/socialising i'd prefer not to be wearing the elastics, but I only got them today, so hopefully in a few more days i'll feel more comfortable with them

Hi, I went for my first adjustment today and I got elastics, I have to wear them 24/7. I was wondering though, if I removed them when I go on nights out with my friends, for say 10ish hours about once a week, would this delay the process majorly or just a bit? I know that I wont be comfortable or en...

Thanks! Best of luck to you aswell

I got the braces on when I was around 12/13 and i wore them for about 15months. Thanks your info has made me feel better about not having any x-rays. I'm not sure what kind of overbite i mean, my ortho didnt explain any of this to me, everything seems to have been done in a rush and now i feel reall...

Hi, I had braces when I was younger (around the age of 13) I'm now 19, and unhappy with my smile as one of the bottom teeth are crooked and i have a slight overbite. A friend suggested going back to the orthodontic clinic to see what they suggest. When I went back my ortho said I can have a brace, s...