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I have never had my teeth whitened. My dentist asked me the same thing. I have been using whitening toothpastes since they came out a few yrs back. In the past I have used Crest Whitening and started using the new Colgate Luminous when it came out in the fall, but was told 3 mths ago to start using Colgate Total (of course I got the whitening one) especially at night because I am cavity prone. So far so good though. We'll see how good it really is come my next cleaning now that I have a mouthful of equitment.
Like everyone else has previously stated, your teeth look great already! Hopefully it won't take long for you to have perfect teeth. Your teeth are nice and white, but be sure to discontinue the use of whitening toothpastes while you have your braces on. Stick to a non-whitening toothpaste.
Braced: Jan. 17, 2006
Removed: Oct. 26, 2006
Fixed bottom retainer
Clear Essix Retainer on top
As of right now I don't see how I am suppose to eventually eat anything. I can't even completely close my mouth because my top front teeth hit the bottom brackets. Will this resolve itself?!?!?!
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