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well have been and got three consults from three different orthos; Interesting range of advice. ortho one definately no surgery ( more i think because he felt it was quite invasive) I left feeling that he was a little lost on direction ortho two whole lot needs surgery including moving jaw around an...

Hi Audra congratulations on starting your journey. I will look forward to your blog and lots of progress! I hope you don't mind if I ask have a question what consitutes a failed root canal? I have a tooth that has had a root canal following some fairly poor attempts at sorting a cavity. I had wonder...

I too live in France, find another dentist, so far ( yet to get braces) I have found the french system to be very open to treating adults I have been for a check up with my dentist where I broached the subject and she agreed it was entirely feasible to treat adults and my age was not an issue. I hav...

Tigerlily I really appreciate your comments. its been very helpful to hear other peoples experiences. Meryaten next time I think I will be writing some questions down before hand. Bad bite, there wasn't anything that I wasn't expecting i think my dental problems are reasonably classic but with 4 pre...

Just wanted to update my post and say that honestly without this forum I would never have even got in through the orthodontists door. Today I had my first consult I have two others lined up to do some comparisons interesting initial appraisal. I need to also say THANKS to this place and the people w...

Hi, I'm new to all of this and having discovered this site have found it enormously helpful in considering my decision to go for corrective dental work aged 43. I have seen my dentist and have appointments with three orthos for consultation. My dentist commented its a big job ( well if my teeth were...

Hi just wanted to say thank you to those who took the time to reply. I have found the replies have helped me greatly be more postive and take action I have scheduled an appointment with my dentist to arrange a referral to an ortho. Meryaten wise words I suspect on every count. I have read you story ...

I won't ask do I need braces LOL the point is I should have had braces a long time ago. Like many on the site whose stories I have read I too started young I got as far as four extractions and the actual fitting of a removable appliance of some sort but I never wore it. Later when all my friends wer...