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20 months in, ortho said next wire (fitting in 3ish weeks) should be my last
elastics and talk springs have really helped close my bite

ouch! it is great to see them doing te job, it's a pain but all worth it in the end :) went back to the ortho yesterday and got the springs removed, the gaps from my extractions are fully closed :D then the bad news.... lacebacks on my molars, then another across the front six top teeth, with a new ...

Here are a couple pics...
Before: Current: Shudder that they were that bad :/

Well it's been a while :p so thought I'd drop by with an update.....well 15-18months was not on the cards... still wired up and with springs and elastics added into the mix. Just over 12months in my teeth were straighter then ever, no more overcrowding and looking ok. But my bite was not closing... ...

First big night on the piss last night since braces. Absolute worst wakeing up this morning with the driest of dry mouth, all the brackets snagging inside

Bracket fixed. Ortho said because my teeth are so out of line, there is alot of force on the brackets, especially the front ones. Which is why it just popped off for no reason. And apparently I can expect it to keep happening until my teeth start to align themselves :( And might post some 'before' s...

Thanks for the welcome sandpiper. Im the same atm, really trying not to smile, which is hard because I laugh so easily :p Also dislike wakeing in the morning with a dry mouth, the brackets seem to snag the inside of my cheeks until I can get some water :( Back to the ortho tomorrow, had one of my fr...

Almost 5 days now. Surprising how much better it's gotten in just the last couple days. Can kind of chew stuff now, slowly and carefully. Still too painful on the front teeth to bite anything. Am noticing the braces less and less throughout the day, until i eat or drink. Almost at the one week mark,...

Thanks. Argh i hope it gets better. Has been 3 full days now, lips keep drying out, getting them blister things on the inside of my mouth, and cant eat anything that needs chewing because of the back brackets, living off soup, yogurt, pasta. Sucks so bad. Why did I do this to myself! End result, end...

I had my consult on a thursday (xrays, photos, etc), got the moulds done the following tuesday, then the braces fitted 2 weeks later. So under 3 weeks all up

Hey everyone, just a quick intro for the purpose of making a post :) Names John. Just got my braces fitted 3days ago. Im on the suresmile thing, which means it should all be over quicker :D 15-18mnths ive been told. My teeth are massively overcrowded which is why I needed them. So far they're a real...