Wanting to get braces but I’m afraid of them changing my face for the worst as I’ve seen a couple friends get them and their end results made their teeth project too far out. I think that I have a large enough palate for that not to happen but not sure . Thoughts …should I get Invisalign ?!
Everyone said I was gonna find the tool useless, but I've had my bands for about two weeks and I find them so easy to use! I started using the tool a few days in when I got fake nails on, and once I got the hang of it I found it even easier than my fingers.
How do y'all feel about using them?
Can I fix this myself?
Thank you!!
I got braces February 24th and now it’s April 20th and the difference is night and day woah
1st image is before and 2nd is after
Just got back from a consultation and they quoted me $8000. Insurance covers $2500, there's a $500 discount, so I'd have to pay $5000 out of pocket for a 17 month treatment plan.
They use something called Pitts21 braces - I asked about the cost changes with Invisalign or traditional braces and they said it'd be the same either way, except with potentially longer treatment time.
This is in the Seattle area. Am I overpaying or is this pretty much par for the course?
I've also got a choice between full metal and hybrid ceramic front teeth / rest metal, both self ligating. I'm thinking of going for the ceramic fronts instead of full metal. Should I be convinced otherwise?
I’m finally free 😭😭 I can barely recognise myself
48 yrs old and I just got ceramic braces top and bottom with bite blockers on the molars. Torture. I chose braces because I knew I wouldn't be compliant with Invisalign. Of course, you don't realize how much bite blockers will affect you, so much mental and physical discomfort I was not prepared for - wish the Ortho explained this way more! Anyway, I have an appt next week to discuss taking off the top arch ($685 to debond!!) and switch to Invisalign (with bite ramps on trays) That way I can eat normally?? For some reason I have to keep braces on the bottom arch. So IF I can switch, it's now the price diff of Invisalign for top arch plus $685 to debond. SO frustrated. Anyone else switch to Invisalign from braces?
I went to a consultation to get braces today and the doctor told me they’d have to extract two premolars before putting the braces on and that kinda freaked me out. Is that necessary ? And they also told me I have to correct my overbite by pulling the upper jaw back but I already have a recessed jawline. Won’t that worsen my side profile ?
23F, got my top row on a couple of hours ago. so far, so good. took Tylenol 500mg about an hour before getting them on, no idea if they worked or not, we shall see!
Doc said it would be another 2 MONTHS until I get my bottom row done — is this normal? I have an upcoming vacation in May and dreading how ridiculous I’m going to look lol
Its a weird sighting and I can’t rub my lipgloss on right, they feel soooo weird against my gums.
should have them on for 8-12 months, and I’m liking the pink!!! teal is probably next lol
wish me luck! :)
I had my braces removed on March 24. And I have NOT worn retainers since then!! I know I should, and I will,.. but I unfortunately misplaced them so I’m still waiting for my new retainers.
But based on these 3 photos, do you see any difference or shifting??
I actually feel like there’s mild shifting but not entirely obvious. They still look straight in person.
I’m curious, after you’ve done your nightly oral hygiene routine, do you repeat it after you have a late night snack that you weren’t expecting to have? 😂
I ate cashews and pistacios, a lot of prerzel sticks (the ones like pocky yk) , some biscuits and cookies and crackers it doesent seem off and didnt hurt a lot while eating but am i cooked?
Visited two different orthodontists in the span of a week. Took X-Rays from both, however the first Orthodontist told me that braces isn’t possible since my lower set of teeth was twisted to the left and that braces wouldn’t be possible to bring it back towards the left side, and that Invisalign was my only option. Also the doctor mentioned that my wisdom tooth was still erupting apparently and I would have to remove the tooth next to my canine if I wanted braces.
The other orthodontist said I do not have to remove my wisdom tooth nor my tooth next to my canine and that I was eligible to get metal braces applied.
Which opinion should I take? Honestly it’s really confusing how both can have completely different opinions.
Wasn’t able to wear my retainer. Couldn’t tolerate it. Gave me dry mouth and poor sleep due to that. After two months I gave up. Tried it during the day as well and that just caused a lot of sensory problems. I even tried alternating top during the day bottom at night and vice versa . Nothing was tolerable . It’s been two years. One bottom tooth shifted slightly but it’s hard to see it. I’m such a big baby. But it is what it is. I guess I’ll just have to get braces again at some point. It was easier for me to be in braces and that was hell.
Basically what the title says.
I will soon get braces and will go for lingual ones because it’s the most compatible with my daily life and job, but I need to plan it well with the potential lisping at the beginning, as there are some situations at work where I would like to avoid a very noticeable lisp. My ortho says it takes on average about two weeks and I trust her, but I would like to collect some direct experience from others with lingual braces, too!
EDIT: forgot to specify - I’m interested in feedback from people with both upper and lower braces, both lingual, but everyone with lingual braces in some configuration is welcome to share their experience! And of course if you had no lisp at all, please share!
Thanks everyone!
When I first got my braces, the ortho said alignment is ok for now so they left it out. Now that ortho gonna end treatment, I raised this issue up again, since the first molar is visibly crooked inwards without the 2nd molar as an anchor, but ortho said they intentionally left the last molar out if not cause front open bite, asked me to decide. However, it is visibly crooked and really annoys me. I just want the first molar to tilt outwards to be straight with the second molar. I find my braces journey very challenging with me having to be assertive
Hey everyone, I’m 1 month into my braces treatment (22M) and I’m a bit confused by my dentist’s approach.
I have a posterior crossbite where my lower teeth sit inside my upper set, and my jaw shifts to the side to find a comfortable bite. I recently broke a bracket on my upper right side (back tooth/molar area).
When I went in to get it fixed, the dentist refused to reattach it. He claimed the tooth is "already in the ideal position" and doesn't need movement. He just tightened the wire (which is now just floating over that tooth) and sent me home in 5 minutes.
I’m skeptical.
Don’t I need that tooth as an anchor to help widen the arch/fix the crossbite?
He didn't even check my bite or how my jaw is shifting before deciding the tooth was fine.
Has anyone else had a dentist just skip a tooth like this, especially when trying to fix a bite alignment/crossbite issue? Does this sound like a standard shortcut or should I be worried?
First pic is the day I got them on, second pic is today. I know this probably sounds crazy. I think my teeth have gotten better. I’ve had braces for 3 years now, supposed to get them off in a few months. But my whole facial structure has changed since getting them. First of all - WHERE DID MY LIP GO? My smile looks crooked now (I noticed a few weeks after having triangle bands on) I’m scared when I get them off that my teeth will be yellow and gross. What if I hate them even more when I get them off? 🙃 maybe I’m just being dramatic but I’m scared.
My anxiety was so severe around getting braces and has calmed down a bit since getting them on, but every day I’m worried something is going to go wrong and thinking about the what-ifs. Especially when there’s so much negativity online. I’m just trying to make it through the end of this without losing my mind! And I’m only one month in 😅