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I am a little confused. I have had my braces on nearly a month now. My ortho told me that he had put a very thin wire on to start the movement. Excuse my ignorance but I thought the same wire would stay in for the entire treatment and the wire just gets tightened at each adjustment. Does anyone know...

As a newbie to this whole braces thing (I have only had mine on for 1 week) I am wondering how long after the braces went on did you start to notice some changes occuring. Is it realistic to expect some positive changes within the first month of being braced? I think at this stage I only have a thin...

Any ideas on how to avoid or get rid of this. I got my braces on a week ago and I am a receptionist constantly talking all day and my lisp is driving me crazy. I think it is happening as one bracket in particular for a very crooked tooth has been placed quite close to the bottom of the tooth and my ...

Thanks all for the replies regarding my spacers. I got them on last week and yep they are a PITA. My teeth feel a bit squished, one of the spacers actually popped off this morning, but there is not much I can do about that. Soup, yoghurt and potato & gravy have been my staple diet over the last ...

Well tomorrow is the start of my journey. I am starting to think what on earth am I about to do. I have an early morning appointment with my dental hygenist to get the toothie pegs cleaned and then a very quick appointment with the ortho to get I think they are called spacers (fit at the back of you...

Just a quick question to see what everyones thoughts are on each different type of retainer? From research I have heard of Hawleys, Essix and permanent. From experience can anyone give me an idea on the pros and cons of each type? Thanking you all in advance.

Hi All Just a quick one to say than you all for the replies. It is so helpful to hear all the comments of people who have actually experienced the real deal. I see the word IPR in a few posts, excuse my ignorance but what is this? Thanks Martin for your reply I will check out your story and your you...

Thanks for the replies. The first ortho I went to wanted me to have the premolars removed (I think) as soon as I heard the word extraction I immeediately closed up. A year on and I am now coming a bit more to terms with it but more than anything am worried about changing my profile for the worst. I ...

So I have actually decided that I am going to do ahead with the braces, well at least I think I have. I have another appointment tomorrow for the second opinion and basically just to throw some/many questions at the ortho. My biggest concern is getting 4 teeth extracted, and not because of the possi...