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Here I am at 3 weeks. At this point, i'd noticed a bit of wire sticking out from the back of my back bracket on the left bottom. At my next appointment, I got confirmation that it was from my teeth shifting about 1mm. These were taken right after a family wedding. I was a bit apprehensive about ruin...

pre-braces: looks okay from the front http://www.fuzzdecay.com/images/teeth0/Photo%20on%202011-06-12%20at%202318%202.jpg not so much from the side http://www.fuzzdecay.com/images/teeth0/Photo%20on%202011-06-12%20at%202318%203.jpg spacers and a gap in my lower incisors, it's hard to tell the tilt tho...

it's certainly been a while! I just had my first adjustment at 6 weeks. my overjet has gone from 7mm to 8mm, which is a positive movement. My ortho said my overjet will probably end up to be between 10 and 12mm once my bottom teeth are pulled fully back. Then it will be time for the surgery. Another...

i knew i needed to have it done when i was 12. I'm just now going through with it because my teeth have gotten worse and i have insurance that will cover it finally. So.... 15 years.

AG you'd know it if you had the lingual cleats. the little buggers are REALLY uncomfortable!

awesome! your teeth are lovely

So I'm 24 hours braced at this point. Observations: this is a lot different than when i had them as a child. My upper lip has brace memory and is toughened up, but the sensation of the brackets on my lower teeth is super weird. However, my overbite is so bad that the bottom brackets don't really tou...

ha! yeah, i got a little verbose with my intro post.... thanks for wading through it!

Whenever I get bad news from a dr about some new medical problem, I always call my mom and thank her for contributing her awful genes. I know that sounds terrible, but I've watched my mother slowly deteriorate since I was in preschool, being subjected to surgery after surgery. The poor woman doesn't...