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Here's what I got after being braced today...

Oral-B Triumph toothbrush
manual Colgate small toothbrush
Lip balm
and full sizes of the following:
Pink Listerine Smart Rinse
Crest Pro Health mouthwash
Crest Pro Health toothpaste
GC MI Paste Plus (use at night to prevent white spots)
baggie full of wax strips since they are out of wax pkgs
and my original molds... all in a nice canvas tote.

I was pleasantly surprised, but it's not like I didn't pay for all this stuff in my treatment anyway!

Proper brushing guideline
Floss Threaders
Floss
Two types of wax
Proxabushes
Zilactin-B Gel

I got:

A crest spin brush pro.
Tons of orabase samples.
Floss
Floss threaders
Phos-flur gel and a prescription for refills.
Two packets of wax.
A "no-no" list.
List of things to expect, problems to look out for.
A hang able card of how to brush and floss to put on my mirror in the bathroom.

Yay goodies. :3

WOW! My orthodontist didn't give me ANYTHING except a list of acceptable foods and what not. He didn't even go over how to floss or anything (I had no idea how to floss for the longest time). AND, I have to ask for brace wax, and even then, it's not the nice silicone wax, it's the cheap wax that comes in a small manilla envelope. And that was a one time thing (when I first got them on).

My orthodontist gave me:

A coffee mug
a dental mirror on a stick
several floss threaders
a travel toothbrush

I got:

A toothbrush
A Bracer Cleaner
Wax
Two Met Tickets
Dental Floss
Mouthwash
A list of what not to eat
A paper about how to clean and treat your braces

t-shirt
small travel bag
wax
toothbrush
travel toothbrush
proxy brush
mouthwash samples
dental mirror
floss
floss threaders
soft toothpicks
plaque detector tablets
3 minute timer

This is a neat thread. I was just laughing about what they told, and showed me, that I would be getting when they put my braces on. It's some crazy expensive electric toothbrush. I think it's an OralB professional. It was just so funny because they act like it's some prize to earn and be excited about.

I only got some wax.

Judging from other users 'gifts' from the orthodontists I think I came in pretty good, but no T-shirt darn it!

Oral B Superfloss
Glide Threader (Shreader?) floss
Floss Threaders
2 Travel toothbrushes
Acclean Floss
A spooky unlabeled floss container
Regular size toothbrush with a brush pick at the end
Wax
2 nice durable and colorful folding cards "Problem foods and Helpful Tips" and Orthodontic Brushing and Flossing Procedures"

I haven't had to use wax but twice.

Oh yeah, one orthodontist I went to gave me a really high treatment price quote and then showed me the $100 electric toothbrush that I could buy from him for $20!!. You'd think he would just give you the brush after paying $6K+!!

Sapphirerose, I love that you included the payment book in things the ortho gave you... that cracked me up!! I am scheduled to get my braces tomorrow (eek!), so I'll update with the contents of my goodie bag then!!

Good luck Wycket, you will like the braces and be glad that you got them- they are not so bad!

Plastic travel bag
Ortho toothbrushes, 1 regular & 1 travel size
floss (regular)
floss threaders
lots of wax
dual headed Gum brush
several little proxy (?) brushes
plaque detection tablets
Do's & Don'ts list
Instructions on how to properly brush with braces