From fangtabulous to fabulous!

[happysmiles]

Hi all

I've had full braces on for about a week and a half now and am still shifting between regret, excitement, pain, relief and a concern that I am brushing all the enamel off my teeth!

Here's a link to the beginning of my story as a (not too happy) newbie:

34 and eating like a 1 year old...

And the first photo of day one (Photobucket keeps crashing my computer...will post the rest when sorted) :



There's a bracket missing on the front at the top because the tooth is too far back for the wire to fit.

Questions for my ortho -

Are my teeth super yellow or is it paranoia?
Do the gums still look healthy (pre-braces they were super healthy now they seem to recede a bit)?
Am I brushing too much?

Yep - I'm in an obsessive, noticing every little flaw in my smile stage. Hoping to get back to a more normal mental state soon!!

[happysmiles]

Here are my pics from the first day of having braces:



And two weeks later:


Not sure if I see movement or if it's just dodgy camera angles. It feels like some teeth have moved though.

[BBQ Grill]

Omg! My braces twin! LOL I too got a missing bracket on the same tooth..maybe on the opposite side. I think my uppers n bottoms are exactly the same as urs. The only difference is that my bite is way off n u got way better looking teeth than I do. LOL I'm two weeks on top n 1 week on the bottom... Can't wait to see Ur progress..... And lets see who's missing bracket tooth comes out of hiding first....good luck