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Ah, alright. I have bonded retainers and a plastic retainer too. So annoying:(

Hi, welcome :) The coloured dots on your brackets will eventually disappear with brushing. a friend of mine had braces for 6 weeks (WHAT?) to close a gap between her top front teeth. They moved fast and looked great, but she's failed to wear to retainer properly and her teeth are back to how they we...

thank you! I'm so happy they're off now. I'm loving the shape but they could really use some whitening

"in some cases do your teeth look worst before they look better?"

Absolutely! I found myself staring in the mirror a lot and saying "WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY TRYING TO DO IN THERE?!"
Everything comes together in the end though
Happy 1 month!! Nice progress so far.

Hi there! I also developed an anxiety disorder at the age of 13, and the dentist chair was a lovely way to generate panic attacks. But through having braces, I actually learnt how to be calm and relaxed even while someone is prodding my mouth. It's awesome you were able to overcome your fears and ge...

Your teeth have made so much movement. And you've got my favourite colours going on in there

When I first got mine, it was really painful because my teeth had shifted the few days between debonding and getting my retainer.
Mine does fit different than yours though... there's no space between the bottom of my teeth and the retainer, and the gumline measures up.

I guess I should post a smile too lol


... still trying to figure out how to smile without feeling self conscious

Hi, copying and pasting the pics from my braces story post. On June 11th I got my braces off, just before my 2 year bonding anniversary. I have a permanent white gold chain retainer top & bottom, and an essix retainer for the top :) Lots of before and after pics. Lateral Ceph before & after ...

Got my braces off on June 11th 2011!! Lots of before and after pics. Lateral Ceph before & after (before wisdom teeth removal and braces, after lower jaw surgery and braces) http://i53.tinypic.com/23t47dw.jpg Pan xray before and after, with permanent retainers http://i51.tinypic.com/snjh2u.png h...

Last meal? I took advantage and had a last week of meals & packed on 4lbs of pizza, pasta, chinese food & grilled cheese

Wow congratulations! It's totally worth all the pain and discomfort in the end, isn't it?

Izzy - I was 10 days post op when I took a 4 hour trip. I spent most of the first couple of days just lounging on the couch with my boyfriend and family though. 12 & 13 days post op I had to help plan/shop for/host my sister's baby shower. I was exhausted by the end and I couldn't eat any of the...

I get $1500 from Sunlife but I believe that was all used on my braces.
I'm 19 so my parents are in charge of this.. not too sure about the details.

ennazusie- have you tried taking gravol? I was taking a couple a day for the first week after surgery because I kept getting waves of nausea. Luckily, I made it the whole time without vomiting. I hope you can start to stomach things and that your pain eases up. My worst days were 2-5 but I had compl...