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I just got my braces off two weeks ago. I'm still tweaking my bite a bit with the Essix retainer the ortho gave me, but I'm thrilled with the results so far. Hope the pictures attach okay. http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/mlh71_2000/After001.jpg http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/mlh71...

Hey, Milliondollar - how did your last appointment go? Is your doctor going to recommend TADS or surgery?

I'm kind of in a holding pattern right now. My midline is off and is being very stubborn, so we'll see how long that takes to correct. Grrrr.

Yes, I had (have?) a tongue thrust habit. Isn't it funny how you can have such a strange habit your whole life and never even know it? I used to deal with stress by not only clenching my teeth, but I would actually push on the back of my top front teeth with my tongue. I can't tell you how many time...

Okay, I'm going to try to post the photos, but I'm not sure I'm doing this right. If they don't show up here, you can e-mail me and I'll send them to you (mlh71_2000@yahoo.com). (I likewise apologize if they're super-huge . . .) This one should be the photo of me before treatment (I'm biting down al...

I've got a before picture (not with me today) but I'll see if I can get my husband to take one as I look now. It's truly been life-changing. For the first time ever I can bite through food with my front teeth. I don't think anyone can know what that's like unless they've been through it. I have alwa...

I've been seeing an orofacial myologist for two years to "retrain" my tongue so that when my bite is fixed it won't reopen. I wish I just had tongue spikes - I'm sure that would be a lot less painful than subjecting myself to the torture of sitting in the little kids' chair and talking abo...

My orthodontist recommended I have surgery to correct my fairly severe anterior open bite, but because of a blood clotting disorder I have, surgery is not a good option for me. He said he could try to fix the bite with TADS, but that he would not rule out surgery altogether. That was about two years...