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They are back on... Put them on the upper 8. Kind've comforting in a really odd way having them back on... Or maybe I'm just odd... I don't know LOL

After 15 minutes of haggling and me SHOWING them what I was talking about, they finally agreed that I was right. I took my records in from last October when I had my final records taken. I showed them the difference between my smile then and now. I told them I knew it was minimal but to me, it was a...

There is definitely some movement there. It may take a new retainer with a spring or a series of clear lab-made Invisalign style aligners to get the tooth back in place. Removable retainers alone can be great in certain situations, but it totally depends on how the teeth started off in the first pl...

I am giving them one more chance to fix it. I have an appointment tomorrow at 2:10. If they are unwilling to do anything about it, I'm going to ask for a partial refund. I'm not going to have $4000 go down the drain because they didn't make my retainers correctly. Here's a pic of my retainer IN my m...

I asked for one originally but he said he never puts them on the uppers because when you are braced as an adult, they have a harder time maintaining the work. Whether that is true or not, I'm not sure. At this point I don't want a permanent retainer on right now as I'm NOT happy with the movement I'...

Please excuse the upclose view of my nostrils LOL

Long story short, I've had my uppers off for 14 months. I have hawley retainers both upper and lower. The lowers I've had off for 11 months. I've rarely had to wear the lower retainer. I've had no movement. My uppers I can't have out for more than a few hours at a time or I can barely get the retain...

It was soldered on. The funny thing is that of all things, it broke while I was eating potato soup because my teeth hurt! Of all the other non-brace friendly foods I've eaten, soup did me in! drrick, do you think he would absolutely kill me if I used a bit of temparin or something of that nature to ...

I've had a lingual arch on for a few months to upright a wisdom tooth that was tipped in. I had a molar pulled as a teen that I had broken due to grinding and we are using this in place of that molar. Had a check yesterday. He tossed around the idea of taking it out but said he would leave it in for...

Love the commentary on your pics! It's also nice to see I'm not the only one dealing with 2 midlines! It's driving me nuts!

Your teeth look fantastic tho!

Oy... What a week! Went in on Wednesday for my lowers and my new wire on top. They first reshaped my upper front teeth. They look normal now!!! That was not a pleasant experience tho! Then they put my brackets on the lowers. That was the same old horse and pony show, nothing interesting. I had picke...

Actually this next appointment I think will be quite a doozy... They are re-shaping my front teeth as well. Because of my crowding and grinding, my front teeth can't come together like they should so he is going to reshape them so they will fit together and make the gap between them go away. I'm try...

Wow... Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted... I've just been dealing with a lot in my personal life... Had my adjustment a few weeks ago. He said it's time for me to have my lower put on!!!!! I went with black ligs as I was interviewing for jobs and wanted something a bit more professional. I r...

HAHA I did it again... My lovely quad helix started to slice my tongue to shreds so I went in to see what could be done. They popped it out and said they would give my teeth a month to see how they hold up. Plus, they have overexpanded so I could stand to lose a little of the expansion. Changed my w...

I too purchased a waterpik after I got my expander and for the first week or so my gums bled as well. They only do now right after an adjustment or major movement of any kind. I've also started to use my mouthwash in mine to shoot it between my teeth as I have a tendancy to get "flossing caviti...