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I'm having my braces removed in a couple of days. I'm concerned though, 'cause the dentist said that it's a 2-day process.
I got them on October 31st, 2005 (no candy for me that year, i know!). So it's been like 2 point something years so far. What should I expect during and after the removal? Blood? Weird nasty tastes?...Tooth decoloration? Pain?
Also, the dentist will file my teeth 'cause they're not all similar in length. Will that hurt or bleed or anything?
And is the switch from braces to a retainer a big jump? Did anyone get braces then retainers?
I'd like to know what it was like for you guys. If you haven't had them, it's ok, i'd still like to know what you think awaits me!
I'm 18/f.
Thank you. =D
i got mine off in december of 06 so i'll help you out, but i'm going to be completely honest with you. yes it hurts. but its completely worth it. when they are taking off your braces there will be blood due to the fact that they scrape at your teeth and make your gums inflamed and then they start to bleed. to you your teeth will feel funny, kinda slimy, but its ok that should go away once you brush them. and you shouldn't have any tooth discoloration if you've been brushing good. now your gums will stay inflamed for a couple of days but just brush them good and it should go away soon.
ok i've had my teeth filed before and it doesn't neccesarily hurt, it just feels funny. i'm sensitive so it was extremely uncomfortable for me and my eyes started tearing up. but remember in the end its completely worth it :]
now for retainers they are like 100 times better than braces. at first they will feel weird and you'll have a lispe but that goes away in about 3 days. if your at home try talking as much as possible so your mouth gets used to the retainer in there.
good luck :D
ok i am 13 and 5'6 and i weigh about 125 pounds.......i want to lose weight.....i ride horses and am on the track team now....and i am always outside!!!!!! I have a lot of fat around my mid section!!!!! and i am kinda sick of being fat....but the huge problem is the fact thats I have HUGE riba...they stick out more then the fat!!! do you have any suggestions on how to lose weigh..and anything about my ribs????
ok just to start off your not overweight. when i caculated your BMI you are in the normal range. but that doesn't mean that you don't have some unnessecary fat. well its good that you ride horses and are on the track team. you will definitely see a difference in your weight if you keep this up. you should try eating healthier and doing some extra exercises that will work your abs more. try cutting out soda from your diet (if you drink it) and cut down on snacks. you shouldn't deprive yourself of all junk because then you will crave it and it might result in binge eating. so just cut down on junk food. if you can try eating five smaller meals a day instead of 3 big meals. this will keep you less hungry and keep your metabolism going. then you could try doing about 100 crunches a day to work your abs some more. also drink A LOT of water! as much as you can. it is recommended to drink 8 glass a DAY!
about your ribs, there is nothing you can do about them. it is just the way your body is built. think of it this way, if you don't like your nose there is nothing you can do about it without surgery. i know there is cosmetic surgery you can get to "sand down" your ribs. but this is expenisve and you most likely don't need it.
just learn to love your body the way it is built :]
good luck! and if you have any more question feel free to leave one in my inbox :]
14/f
after school, i'm doing a sport and well around now is when i'm supposed to get my next period. So I already know that I can't wear tampons when you do not have your period. Well for now until my period starts I am wearing Maxi Pads and well they have the slips that you tuck under your underwear so they stay in place...
My question is when I change in the locker rooms (i can't in the bathroom) there's gonna be almost 50 other girls there... and well I really do not want them to see me with a pad, so my question is what if I wear some kind of workout tights/shorts underneath my jeans at school, and then after school when we change nobody can see my underwear, and so i would just change into shorts.
does that seem weird? would people laugh??
if this sounds like a bad idea- how do i make my pad seem less visible in front of people when I change?
I CAN'T wear a tampon yet because i havn't gotten my period yet, it's gonna be starting pretty soon, so i just wanna be prepared.
PLEASE answer quickly. thank you!
i agree with the two other girls that wearing shorts would be A LOT more noticalbe then a pad. i wear pads all the time and when i change nobody notices. it is really hard to notice anyway, plus who is looking there anyway? lol.
is the straightener "HerStyler" good? and if you think so.. which one should i buy?
i always hear people obsesssing over chi straighteners, so i guess you can try that even though they are expensive.
but my personal favorite is by conair and you can find it in most drugstores or stores like target.
http://www.conair.com/professional-instant-heat-straightener-with-ultrahot-ceramic-inch-plates-p-59.html
and what i do is that the brush part off of it and i straighten my whole head using the turbo option. i've tried many straighteners and this is the one that works best in my opinion :]
Can parents see texts messages their kids sent through the Verizon Wireless website or something? My friend claims to have gotten for phone taken away because her mother found a spot on the website and read all of her text messages. Also, another friend complained of this but she had Cingular.
My brother's girlfriend has the Administrator's account in her family for Verizon.com and she said she found no where on there to do such a thing. Is it possible?
nobody can see the actually texts you sent unless they check your phone. by going on the website they can see HOW MANY texts you've sent and TO WHO. so maybe your friends just got in trouble because they went over their limit.
ok so i really want these one converse where like the tongue i think its called flips over and theres like broken hearts on the other side that shows when u flip over the tongue. does anyone know where i can get them? or even just plain ones.
www.converse.com
www.journeys.com
and then some styles can be found at:
www.pacsun.com
www.delias.com
what do you when you like someone soooooooo much that its hard to talk to them and you tried asking him out(by the way I'm 14 female).I tried everything i even wrote him a note. So should i just have someone talk to him for me or try asking him out again I just dont know what to do!!!!!!.
well i think that you should back off for a little bit and give him his space. because right now you've done all you can and now its his turn to decide if he likes you or not. you don't want to become clingy and scare him away.
GOOD LUCK =]
what is bipolar
moodswings or almost like a double personality.
try this site:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bipolar
i really wanna know how to do my makeup good. like hiliary duff does hers. anyone know how?
well hilary duff is usually all done up for a show and if you did your makeup like hers that would be too dramatic. so i'll help you to look natural while wearing makeup.
start off with a light cream or liquid foundation just to even out your skin tone and cover up any blemishs that you might have. i personally LOVE maybelline dream matte mouse:
http://www.maybelline.com/product/face/details-EZ.aspx?CategoryCode=F1_Foundation&CategoryPath=AXE_Face^F1_Foundation&prdcode=704MOUS
next use a powder foundation to just set in your foundation. you can try:
http://www.maybelline.com/product/face/details.aspx?CategoryCode=F1_Powder&CategoryPath=AXE_Face^F1_Powder&prdcode=325SFP
next for your eyes! try applying some black eyeliner on the inside rim of your top and bottom eyelids. this will define your eye and make them POP! i love this eyeliner because it doesn't smudge(plus its safe for contact wearers!):
http://www.maybelline.com/product/eye/details.aspx?CategoryCode=F1_Eyeliner&CategoryPath=AXE_Eye^F1_Eyeliner&prdcode=695GW
then maybe curl your lashes? you don't have to but it can make them look nice :] then apply some black mascara:
http://www.maybelline.com/product/eye/details.aspx?CategoryCode=F1_Mascara&CategoryPath=AXE_Eye^F1_Mascara&prdcode=175M
ok those are you basics and i promise they will not make you look cakey or like a clown :]
and if you really want you can go even further and wear some blush and/or bronzer!
http://www.maybelline.com/product/face/details.aspx?CategoryCode=F1_Blush&CategoryPath=AXE_Face^F1_Blush&prdcode=104EWB
http://www.maybelline.com/product/face/details.aspx?CategoryCode=F1_Bronzer&CategoryPath=AXE_Face^F1_Bronzer&prdcode=104EWBB
and then top it all off with a nice lipgloss!
http://www.maybelline.com/product/lip/details.aspx?CategoryCode=F1_Lip_Gloss&CategoryPath=AXE_Lip^F1_Lip_Gloss&prdcode=500GLS
or if your not into lipgloss just apply some chapstick :]
and thats it! your done! and feel free to mix it up a little. and all of the products i suggested above are from maybelline, because you can find maybelline products at most drug stores in the US!
good luck!
so i got fake nails today and they're driving me insane and i can't type or do anything right with my hands...
so how do i get them off or at least make them shorter????????
i tried clipping them and they're too thick.
help me
like the girl below me said. you have to soak your nails in nail polish remover for a REALLY long time. about 30 minutes should do it. if by 30 minutes your nails aren't coming off easily, soak them for another 10-20 minutes.
you can go back to the nail salon and they can remove them for you, but all they really do is have you soak your nails in nail polish remover, so really you don't have to go to the salon if you can do it at home.
how do you put eyeliner (preferably pencil black eyeliner) on the inner part of your top eye lid??
it's like inside your top eye lid.
won't it smear against your eye?? i'm confused!
please help!
if you can, please show pictures!
well there really aren't any pictures but i'll try to describe it to you.
say i'm going to put it on my right eye. i get really close to my mirror and using my left hand cross under my chin with my arm and pull the corner of my eyelid so that it prevents me from blinking while applying the eyeliner. then i start in the far corner (away from my nose) with the pencil and run it along the top line until you reach the inner corner (by your nose). it is hard at first, but it takes practice. and no it shouldn't smear against against your eye. but if you are worried about that try using a self sharpening eyeliner so that it won't be pointy and it won't hurt if you poke your eye. i like to use maybelline unstopable eyeliner in black because it is contact lens safe :]
http://www.maybelline.com/Product/Eye/EyeLiner/unstoppable-eye-liner.htm
I wan't to get a swimsuit and I found two I like but I can't decide whitch one to get.
Whitch one do you all like best?
http://images.delias.com//151832_w_s.jpg
http://images.delias.com//152365_w_s.jpg
:)
first off wow! when i got my delias catelog i wanted both of those!
i would definitly go with the first one because 1) i like the colors better and 2) in the second one those kind of tops can make your boobs look saggy lol. i've tried on many swimsuits with those types of tops and they aren't very attractive ;]
Any ideas of what kind of outfit i should wear to a fall out boy concert? I'm going in late spring so it will be warmer. thanks
wear a fall out boy t-shirt and jeans. or if it is too warm for jeans wear like jean bermuda shorts.
Ok so i like two guys..
one is my current boyfriend (("Hollister" well call him that))
the other
is a family friend ((areopostle))
... My mom doesnt know about Hollister
and she knows that bAreopostle thinks im cute
.. I reallly like Aero too.
And i sorta dont like Holllister anymore..
so what do i do??
do i break up with Hollister for Areo
or what
??
HELP!! :]
thank in advanced
:]
you answered your own question..."And i sorta dont like Holllister anymore.." if you don't like him anymore then you should break up with him so he can find somebody else that does like him.
what i think you should do is break up with 'hollister' but don't ask 'aero' out right away. you said he thinks your cute, but that doesn't mean he likes you. i think a lot of guys are cute but that doesn't mean i like them. so just break up with 'hollister' and wait a little while and try flirting with 'aero' and either eventually 'aero' will ask you out, or he will show signs that he likes you and you can ask him out.
good luck :]
is there a site that will give me ideas on how to make my own clothes?
i have jeans that still fit me but are too short and i want to cut them but after i wanna make them look all cool cus i do it all the time
any help is fine thank youu xoxo
well for the jeans you could make them either bermuda shorts or shorts length and where you cut them you could cuff them up, that'd be really cute. and you can also make them distressed and/or ripped!
In about two weeks. Im having this party with about 6 of my friends. I was thinking about going to the mall and having a picture scavenger hunt. Like a list of tasks and to make sure you did it you take a picture in the store while doing the task. But i need ideas for a list of tasks. Please and thanks. :D.
well you could have them go into different stores and try on different clothing. or tell them to find a piece of clothing and have someone take a picture with it on. like a prom dress, bathing suit, or even mens clothing! or if you want it to be really fun tell them to a hot guy that works in a store and take a picture with him ;]
Ok well my lips are soooo chapped and it bugs me more than being on my period. Don't ask. Anyone know how to get them to be not chapped fast??? thanks!
well everybody else told you a good chapstik to use so i won't tell you that. but to get rid of all of the dead skin first run a toothbrush with soft bristles under warm water and then rub it on your lips. this should remove the dead skin and make your lips really smooth :] then just apply chapstik!
Like normal i get really bad break-outs at that certain time of the month. I also get really bad i guess you can call bags and they get real dark. Are there any products out there that will get rid of my acne that won't burn my skin? and any idea's for under my eyes?
well i personally use proactiv i like it. i know you probably hear all the time that it is this miracle product, but i wouldn't go as far as to say that. yes i like it, but i still do breakout, especially during my period. but i would say its worth a try.
but if thats too expensive for you try this. by an acne product with 5-6% benzoyl peroxide in it and a good fascial astringent or toner. then if your skin gets dry easily also buy a good face lotion. in the morning when you wake up wash your face with the toner/astringent and then apply the acne medication. then wait like 5-10 minutes and apply lotion. then at night do it all over again. i did this and it worked great! i just decided to try proactiv to see if it worked better.
these were the products i used:
klear action blemish zapper (for some reason i could only find this in my local walgreens)
http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=304172&navAction=jump&navCount=1&id=prod1770770
olay refreshing toner:
http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100313&navAction=jump&navCount=2&id=prod6461
olay beauty fluid:
http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=100738&navAction=jump&navCount=3&id=prod8063
good luck :]
okay i want to make a weight loss tracker & the only reason i'm doing it on excel is so i can make a graph of it.
omg someone has to help me.. cause in A1 i put "date" & it says and in B1 i put "weight" & it's all good. but when i start going downwards towards A2 to actually put "april 7" it gets like.. put into a decimal form & gets messed up. & when i put my weight on it messes up the date.
can i change the settings or something? PLEASE HELP!
right click on the cell A2 and go to format cells. then make sures its in the general category. its most likely in the number category.
i hope this helps and if its not right then just don't rate, thanks :]
I would like to dress really pretty for when I get back from spring break which is Monday to school!!! Have any ideas as what I should wear, my make-up, my attitude, my hair, shoes, and everything else?? I would like to get started soon:)
well i don't know where you live but if its warm wear a cute pair of bermuda shorts, a fitted tee, and flip flops.
try:
http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10251_10201_331388_-1_12625_12552
http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10251&catalogId=10201&productId=337372&langId=-1&categoryId=12622&parentCategoryId=12552&colorSequence=02
http://www.hollisterco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category1_10251_10201_12599_-1_12552
make-up: its spring so keep it light and natural looking. just wear some mascara, a little eyeliner, foundation (if you need it), and lip gloss! and if your still a little pale from winter try wearing some bronzer.
attitude: try being more outgoing, confident and carefree. one: this will help you feel better and two: guys will definitely notice ;]
hair: try to scrunch your hair to get that nice beach hair. just apply curling mousse to damp hair, scrunch it, and then once its almost dry add hairspray. these are my favorites:
http://www.folica.com/got2b_Kinky_Cur_d1483.html
http://www.pantene.com/en_US/products/collection/classic/classic_hair_flexi_hold.jsp
or if you don't like your hair scrunched then straighten it and clip the top part back like this:
http://interioroffice.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/cimg0080.JPG
and there you go! a new & improved you ;]