I got a new upper wire because mine broke. And I had new colors put on and tightened. They also put on rubber bands connecting my upper eye teeth to my lower eye teeth to my back molars. (to pull my eye teeth down) I just took 2 extra strength tylenol about 40 minutes ago. […]
I've had braces for about a month and my first tightening is coming up soon. so i wanted to know what they do. Most of my friends have power chains so they forgot how they tighten them.
Answer: –First they’ll take the bands off of the brackets on the bottom and top, or whichever part of […]
I grind my teeth at night. I've been using the boil and bite night guards, and once I even made the mistake of paying my dentist $300 to make me a custom guard that lasted less than a month before I'd chewed through it so badly it couldn't be worn. The $20 boil […]
Ok, I was planning on going to a community college that has a really good dental hygiene program. I went for a visit today and I’m really discouraged. I know there are very selective, but I need someone to tell me about their experience in dental hygiene. My got the required ACT score, but they […]
I just got my top and bottom retainers this day. I talk funny. The orthodontist said just keep talking. But I'd like to know, is there any special techniques or things anyone did to help them speak normal again? thanks :]
Answer: I've had mine for a while *3 years) and still speak weird. But, […]
I have two appointments next week, and i'm wondering if he'll state something in front of my mum (who knows) and my tiny sister (who doesn't) about it.
Also i'm having an operation to rearrange my jaw, will me being a smoker affect their judgement of whether to do the operation?
Answer: They will be able to […]
Im getting braces! And i was excited but now im scared! What should i do?? What do they do to you first? Can you give me so info about having braces and getting them on for the first time??
Answer: i have braces and theyre going to clean your teeth then apply this cheek separtor to […]
I was just informed that I have to have all 4 off my wisdom teeth pulled out at the same time. And one that I know of is sore. How does the procedure work? How long does it take? Is it painful(like duh…lol)? How is it afterwards? How long is the healing process? How long […]
I’ve a dental mouthguard because I grind my teeth at night. It's a hard clear plastic. The dentist stated to store it in water each day but I didn't; just brushed it and now there's a tiny bit of mold on it. I soak it in Listerine each day but it hasn't […]
i am getting 4 tooth extractions out soon for braces and i was wondering if listening to music helps distract from the pulling and pressure of getting the teeth out.
Answer: probably not, but getting a tooth extraction doesnt hurt i had to get 5 teeth extracted in order to get my braces on … don’t […]