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Thank you for the lovely comments! Strange getting compliments on my smile lol but lovely nonetheless!!! I wore my clear retainers last night for the first time. Oh my god - ouch!!! My teeth has moved a bit in the three days since removal and the plastic didn't quite fit over my teeth at the back. V...

So Tuesday 29th Jan they came off. I was sooooo nervous. Scared of the brackets popping off and the sanding and everything else. It took about an hour in total, but I had bonded retainers too and molds taken for night time full retainers. It wasn't all pain lol! It was uncomfortable, and a bit painf...

So they are off! http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/braceshereicome1/photo10_zpsff2f683a.jpg http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/braceshereicome1/photo9-1_zpsb6e49752.jpg http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/braceshereicome1/photo11_zps3d1315e3.jpg And here's what they used to be like...

DEBRACE DATE!!!! 29 January 2013. Woooooohooooooo! Lol

Thank you! It is amazing to me and has been from day one. It's a little miracle for me haha, something I have been so unhappy with for so long - and nearly done. I feel very excited and proud of myself for sorting it out. I can say to those new to all this - it is worth it. Every last bit of it! I h...

Thank you! You too. So exciting isn't it? Eeeek!!! Lol

So, got my final tweaks last week and on course for brace removal day on 15th January!!! I had hoped, deep down, that I could have the braces off by xmas but I am ok with January. A new year and a new smile! So excited :-) Hoping I can finally post some pics here now, so am giving it a whirl....bit ...

I am approaching one year in braces. Soooo exciting to know my journey is over half-done. Just two small gaps on my bottom extraction gaps now and the rest is fine. All straight, bite nice (for now) and all going well. I am just hoping that I don't have to go much longer as I cannot wait for these b...

Wow - time flies when you get on with life, braces or no braces :-) It's been 5/6 months since I posted and nearly 8 months since the braces went on. My teeth are perfectly straight now and the ortho has just started closing the gaps this last adjustment. I have hooks (two top, two bottom) and power...

Fabulous! Another two weeks gone by - that's 8 weeks in total. Wow. Two months in braces, plus the three weeks prior to that having extractions, means I am well into my journey now. Feels so good to know that the worst is behind me. My bottom teeth were never really my worry before, but I guess that...

Well, just been for my first adjustment - that's 6 full weeks over with! My clear braces had pearl ligs, and these had discoloured a bit but not really bad, and I drink tea and coffee every day. Only food I really avoided was curry, but last night I decided to eat some curry flavoured noodles, just ...

So, just over two weeks into this now and it's going ok. I haven't worn wax on my teeth for three days now and no sores (touch wood!). I still have a pokey wire but it's not too bad and not noticeable most of the time. Am really pleased about this development because had just bought some silicon wax...

Coming up to my one week anniversary in braces and back to work tomorrow after some time off. I will be revealing these new torture implements in the office for the first time! Eek! I say torture but they aren't that bad really. I would go as far as to say they are better than I anticipated. They ar...

Thank you! I'm looking forward to the day when my teeth are straight, even in braces, because that will be so much nicer than them being all over the place lol. It's day three now, braces were put on Tuesday lunchtime, and I have some sores in my mouth - mainly inside my bottom lip where the bracket...

Hi everyone, this is my brace story! I am 30 years old and live with my boyfriend and son (he's 7) in Yorkshire, England. I have had crowded uppers and lowers since I was a kid, but never had them fixed. Once went to the orthos when I was 16 and was given a retainer brace - which I wore for one day ...