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thank you so much! I am extremely happy!

Thank you guys! I am very very thrilled about my new smile. Seems like im constantly smiling now! :D I was in braces exactly 12 months. Really it was 6 days short of a year! I am in an essix retainer now. 24/7 for first 4 months then only at night after that. I can stress enough for glad I am that I...

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thank you! I will post a little later with my whole debracing experience and I'll try to get some pics up.
I am so happy with my new smile!

Thanks! we are down to 1 hour! AHHHH

4 1/2 hours to go until my appt!!!! I can hardly concentrate on work!

24hrs exactly till my braces come off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im soooooooo excited!
Anything I should know or be prepared for my appt?

just a few weeks short of a year!

thank you! I am thrilled. Hope you can get yours off for your cruise too! I know I'll be taking lots of pics!

So i went to my ortho appt this morning and he said ok, come back next week and these puppies are coming off!
I couldnt believe it! Im sooooo excited and nervous at the same time. Next thursday at 2pm I will be brace-free! Just in time for my cruise june 4th!

well.. my adjustement went well and uneventful.
they just changed the ligatures and clipped the wire on the back cuz it was sticking out alot from where my teeth have moved.
my next adjustement is in a month. is it normal to not have the wire changed?

today is my first adjustement!! Im nervous. What should i expect?

So here I am starting my 3rd day with braces. Everything has been ok except for a couple sore spots in my mouth, and with the use of wax, those have been tolerable. My whole mouth and jaw and head are really hurting today though. Just took some ibuprofen and just hoping that it helps cuz its really ...

it was..
but my teeth and jaw are sooooo sore today. havent been able to eat any food.
are you experiencing the same thing?

thank you guys! Mine went quite well too! Just like Laura, i pretty much knew what to expect thanks to all of you guys on this site.
My mouth and jaw is super sore today though. I havent eaten any food. I went out and got myself a nutritional smoothie.