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My Orthodontic Journal

My Orthodontic Journal

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Adult in dental braces - treatment journal and general information on dentistry and orthodontics.

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  • Unexpected Debonding

    Posted on Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 at 22:54 in my dental braces story

    I had my braces taken off today, which was a total surprise. I’m too tired to post any more details or pictures, but will be sure to blog an update tomorrow. Check back!...

  • Update

    Posted on Tuesday January 1st, 2008 at 19:20 in my dental braces story

    I’m not going to post a lot of updates, mainly because I’m getting tired of the whole topic of braces. I’m almost done with my treatment. At my last adjustment on Nov 27th Doctor said I had “two-three-four months” maximu...

  • Arch Wire Shapes

    Posted on Friday April 13th, 2007 at 13:33 in general information on braces

    Wow, I didn't realize that they use pre-made arch wires in specific shapes. I guess this is just another part where an orthodontist is like an artist, or at least like a plastic surgeon: s/he has to make a decision which arch shape suits the patient...

  • Straw Drinker's or Smoker's Lip Lines

    Posted on Tuesday April 10th, 2007 at 22:29

    I'm getting vertical “smoker's lines” on my top lip. I noticed them just in the past 2 weeks. I think it's due to 1) drinking all my dark drinks (coffee, tea, red wine) through a straw - that's some serious puckering I do; 2) force-closin...

  • Yet Another Emergency

    Posted on Wednesday April 4th, 2007 at 22:59

    We were at the mall, when I decided to have a sandwich before a long shopping spree. Of course a good cleaning is due after a meal, so I rinsed a lot with mineral water and used my Stimu-Dent pick (totally disgusted by mall bathrooms and you can't pa...

  • Posting order

    Posted on Tuesday March 27th, 2007 at 21:29

    Just a quick note - I'm transferring posts from my old blog here one by one. For the latest posts scroll down or click on “My Dental Braces Story” topic. (I know it's a little weird but I wanted to keep the original adjustment dates in th...

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This blog is currently rated a 4.50 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

5 stars dr siles

I most certainly enjoyed reading this post.It was very informative.


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Posted: December 12th, 2008 | Report This Comment

4 stars Dental and health plan

does anyone know about growing teeth in a laboratory environment from scratch...I know it may sound crazy but i read a story on this and havent heard a thing since...
it would be a tremendous breakthrough would it not...if you could regerate your teeth in some way....
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Posted: October 31st, 2007 | Report This Comment

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