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My ortho just told me that I have my finishing wires on both top and bottom! That is sooo exciting to hear, but at the same time I am a little scared because I want to be happy with my treatment. My teeth look straight, but my bite doesn't feel right. My bite feels perfect on the right side, but on the left it feels as if that side is higher. I am wearing rubberbands at night and I hope this will be sufficient to correct my bite. I am on month 15 of 24 so I have another 9 months left of my estimated ...

Today is my one year anniversary. I can't believe that I am half way done already.... 12 months down 12 more months to go. The journey of having braces so far has been so worth it to me. I am not done yet, but I have not regretted my decision yet nor I think I will.

For everyone out there still debating if they should pay all that money or not to get braces, I say go for it and do it now. Why wait? Think about this way...the sooner you start the sooner you will finish. Before I had ...

I just had my 6th adjustment and many things were done. First, my ortho filed between my front six teeth. It wasn't painful at all. He said that he is trying to create more space in my mouth because my teeth are protruding out and he doesn't want to pull any of my teeth out. I really really really hope this isn't necessary. I don't know what I would do if would to say that I needed to get some teeth pulled. I really don't want to. I hope this can get fixed without pulling any teeth. :S I was also ...

My wire on my lower left side is KILLING me! It hurts sooo bad and I have no wax. I've actually never used wax, but I know that this time I really do need it. My next adjustment is just two days away, but the wire really bothers me. I feel like the wire is trying to make a hole through my cheek. The wire started to get longer about a month ago, but it didn't bother me I could just feel the wire with my tongue.

Even if I go out to buy wax, I don't think I would be able to put the ...

Yesterday I had my 3rd adjustment and I had a few things done to my teeth. First, my 'blue glue' or should I say 'molar buildup' was removed which I was happy about. One of my brackets was repositioned and I got a square archwire. It's been about six months now and my teeth are all straight. I don't think they are perfect yet, but they are all straight which is good. I also got my first powerchain. So far so good. I can't even see it. I feel slight discomfort, but this is due to my wire change and ...

I currently have all metal damon braces. I originally wanted the clear traditional braces, but my ortho preferred to use the damon all metal braces so I ended up getting these. He said that if I really wanted the traditional clear he would use those instead, but ultimately I chose to use the ones he was more comfortable with and with him leaving the decision up to me made feel great. Before getting braces one of my requirements was that they had to be clear, but after talking to my ortho I realized ...