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It's been a lonnng time since I've posted on this forum. But I'm back just in time to get ready to post finished pics of my teeth. Braces are FINALLY coming off June 12, 2013. So, basically 3 years, 9 months in braces! It has been a very long journey.... They were first put on September 3, 2009. For...

Ortho is working on my bite -- didn't say how long I'll have to wear these for.

Yeah, I've had the same thing happen with my front teeth --- I wouldn't worry -- as your teeth will shift before final position is set.

Don't tell me my teeth really didn't need to be braced -- I"M the judge of that.

Excellent decision!! Hoping all turns out fine for you!!

I have a spring on my lowers to make room for a tooth that is tucked behind the rest. Its been almost 3 months and cannot really notice any movement yet.

I pay monthly. I already got a discount because my girlfriend knows the ortho -- which is a big bonus to me.

I've had mine on now about about 5.5 weeks. Estimated time given by ortho was 20-30 months.

I've recently had a dream that my teeth were falling out -- along with my brackets of course. Even worse -- in the dream pieces of my jawbone was crumbling apart --- and because of this my face was loosing all structural support -- and my face started sagging -- kinda like something melting --- sooo...

Congrats, jiggawatt!! I'm jealous too.. have over a month until mine go on. I've got crowding too, so look forward to following your progress! Keep us posted! Thanks petitcanard! Lets us all know as well on your progress - once you get your braces on. Time really does fly when you have them on. I r...

Ladybird wrote:Hi jiggawatt

Conngrats on getting braced!

Good luck with your treatment

x

Thank you Ladybird!!

Looking forward to seeing your progress. Your teeth are very similar to how mine started off. To see comparison pics, my blog is below Good luck :D Hi Crazybeautiful, Just looked at some of your pics on your blog -- and you are right -- your teeth look a lot like mine when you started out. This is ...

haywire wrote:what's the blue thing in your molars?

LOL - the blue things is cement to keep my bite from hitting my brackets. I guess my bite needs correcting as well. They'll remove it at some point.
I'll ask more about that at my first adjustment on October 28th.

Jiggawatt, congrats on your jump into getting braces. I have a question for ya though. I recently had an orthodontist consultation and he recommended I get 4 teeth extracted to make room for them to move around. Did you get any teeth removed prior to getting braced? It didn't look like you did in y...

Hi Sandy, I'm 42 and just got my braces about 3 weeks ago. I have no regrets whatsoever! The way I look at it -- is I've lived long enough with these crooked teeth, ashamed to smile showing my teeth, so I want straight teeth going forward. Spending 2.5 years approx to straighten my teeth is nothing ...