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04-03-2009, 10:07 AM
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The Stones, I love the Stones. I watch them whenever I can. Fred, Barney...
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: NW Washington
Posts: 3,119
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I'm getting to the end of my experience with braces. i've had them on for 15 months now and have really had no problem with them at all. My orthodontist has determined that I've been progressing ahead of schedule and will get them off early.
Originally I wanted to go with Invisiline but I wasn't a candidate for them, so i had to go with standard brackets, clear on the top teeth and steel on the bottom. The only thing I've hated about the whole thing s have to keep picking food out from between the brackets.
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04-03-2009, 05:07 PM
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Phoenix
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Posts: 12,145
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My 15 year old is still sporting her retainer. She's almost made it. She used to change the wire color on hers to go with whatever holiday was comin' up. Black and orange for Halloween looked cool.
I hated the silver clunkers I wore back in the late 70's. I remember cutting mine out with wire cutters at one point. My ortho followed me out to the elevator yelling at me. I finally relented and painfully finished my sentence.
Funny thing, my kid has the same doctor. I still can't stand him.
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04-03-2009, 10:38 PM
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Baron Zemo
Join Date: May 2006
Location: we know each other, he's a friend from work
Posts: 16,341
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I remember when I was a kid and got them on. Orthodontist used a stinkin' hammer to put the braces on. Hurt like hell too. Now they use a UV light to cure the bond.
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04-03-2009, 11:53 PM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: May 2007
Location: the girl who waited....
Posts: 15,672
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I had braces on the tops only for 6 years, it took forever, I had alot of baby teeth that would not come down and I had to have a bite plate too. 6 years is just wayyy too long, but the tops are still straight!
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04-04-2009, 10:04 AM
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Batman
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: New York
Posts: 20,158
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DC_Universe_Grl
I had braces on the tops only for 6 years, it took forever, I had alot of baby teeth that would not come down and I had to have a bite plate too. 6 years is just wayyy too long, but the tops are still straight!
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 6 years???
Thankfully I only had mine for about 15 months but it was murder on my gums when playing sports. Thankfully they never got stuck to the gums like some of the horror stories on here but it did get bloody. And I still remember that sensation in the first few days of biting down on metal every time I had to chew. 
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04-04-2009, 12:54 PM
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The Flash
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Central New Joisey
Posts: 17,068
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Primal
6 years???
Thankfully I only had mine for about 15 months but it was murder on my gums when playing sports. Thankfully they never got stuck to the gums like some of the horror stories on here but it did get bloody. And I still remember that sensation in the first few days of biting down on metal every time I had to chew. |
Dude, I had to quit wrestling because of braces. I don't know how many times I got my mouth cut open from them and I almost choked on the mouth guard the dentist gave me.
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