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Canada was settled by the French and English. The U.S. was settled by the English and Spanish. Since then Canada has had people from every other country move here and get married and mix their genes. Different ethnic groups have different jaw structures.

The northern U.S. is mostly European in descent, while the southern U.S. is more Latin in descent.

Is it possible for the shop to build top and bottom Inman Aligner?

Just ask questions and try and help people out also to hear people’s bracez journey

Well first off. What is your true intention with Bracesforum.net? Do you have an interest/fetish for orthodintics or did you simply join for the fact of getting braces again and ascertaining tips and questions from others with braces?

I am really worried about having braces for the second time so can I have some tips and tricks or anything to make me feel a bit happier thanks

Gorilla strong

I had class 2 elastics and eagle strong and bear strong at the end

I don't which I'll get when I start my second treatment in April.

Ich starte jetzt demnächst meine zweite Behandlung mit Brackets oben und unten. Freu.mich schon sehr drauf.

another fine video post - thanks for sharing!

Thanks

Congrats "claude" on your purchase and all of your orthdontic gear working together perfectly!!!

I finally got the video edited (my usual trash quality, haha) and uploaded to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nTR98p0A6U

Sorry for the delay, fellas. Hope you enjoy.

A little late on an update, but Carrie had an appointment the evening of Friday 12/14. We took off for a trip into the mountains early the next day, so I haven't had much of a chance to update between that and the usual holiday craziness. Anyway:

- Her teeth were 3D scanned for retainers.
- No changes to her archwires.
- She was put back in an upper power chain (silver at my choice).
- She is continuing with the same elastic configuration (Class II on the right, triangle left).
- Braces removal date is January 31.

I ordered both Essix and Hawley retainers for her. Her ortho recommends Essix, but of course Hawleys are preferred! She understands that she's required to wear the Hawleys whenever I'm around, but with special dispensation to wear the Essix when we do something "dressy" like the symphony or a wedding.

I took the customary video, but it will probably be a few days before I have time to edit it down, due to the aforementioned holiday craziness. I'll post as soon as it's done and uploaded to YouTube.

thank you.

With traditional elastics I made a first try with the hooks of my bionator balters because it fits perfectly on my jaw, it's effective and it fits perfectly. I am waiting to receive orthodontic elastics for testing but I think it should be good, I bought elastics of different strength to see which ones will be best with my facemask Delaire.

Yes, works very nicely, no problem at all. Just tell the shop what you want to have. However, I wouln't recommend an activator. I use plates that fit tightly on the upper jaw, like two Adams clasps on each side or something like that. I have an expander and a reverse twin block with facemask hooks (just tell the shop to add such hooks). A Fraenkel or an activator that sits tight in the upper jaw might work, though.

--SC

I forgot to respond to this thread when my twin block came back to me, but the adjustments were successful thanks to the braces shop! I am glad to be able to wear it once again.

I also agree with everyone above, it’s about the thrill of wearing the appliance! I also have a functional appliance (twin block) that would most likely not be worn by someone in my age group according to literature, but average people know next to nothing about orthodontics! Enjoy your activator, and have fun!

Thank you - they were basically my thoughts too but, having been challenged on this forum that adults don't wear activators, I had a slight "wobble". I agree with everything you say re. the thrill of being asked about either orthopaedic or orthodontic braces!

I think the chances of that happening are almost nil and, in any case, there are exceptions to everything.
Do what feels good. If anyone asks you about the appliance, half of the fun is talking about it whilst wearing it and just not giving away too much information. No one could possibly WANT to wear such a device (!) so you need to make it seem a chore after some surgery and you cant wait to get it off.