Metal Mouth Message Board

one more photo before and after post to compare my smile

Happy Friday!!

Thanks Tobilei- you were right, i woke up this morning and the retainer is almost a perfect fit.
I hope at one point my top retainer starts to be easy to pop in and out as the bottoms
Tks

Just got my essix retainers 54 hours after debanding - and it doesnt fit like a glove on my top back molars.
I think I am going to go see the ortho-- i told her about it right away she said, it will fit in a little while, but 5 hours after it is still the same. what is a little while?

great progress! your bite is really good too

a little bit- yesterday was VERY weird I spent a lot of time looking at them- but today it's more normal :-) I do feel prettier and younger for some reason- I am 38 and half, but feel 30. so its a great feeling! I feel like I smile more and people smile back- I know that will go away in a month or s...

I am happy it was time for me. I'm getting essix i believe the plastic one- he said 24 hrs for 3 months then only at night. Not too bad no?

here is my final before and after- i still need to do the whitening

Thanks Gillyweed!! i cant believe it still!! all the best with your journey

hey guys- THE BEST POSSIBLE NEWS EVER!! i got the braces off. more to come, but since i am so busy at work I wanted to leave you with a preview Basically, I walked in and told them that I was pleased with my smile and wanted the braces off today. they checked me and said OK. I am getting my retainer...

hi Klobird-
excellent, you look done to me!! congrats

Jem, that's the attitude!
almost there-

wow! that is progress! I remember when you first joined. Hadnt posted in a while- glad to have you back and congrats on your journey!

hi Jem- they told me the thin wire is so that teeth move together. The ortho tightens it at every adjustment and cuts off the tips. My top midline will still be off and its ok, I've learnt to live with it. its gotten much better with IPR, but the fact is I am missing a tooth (they extracted it when ...

Jem, here i painted in red the chains so you can see how they run

Hi Jem-
yes and no. I mean I have elastic chains on both sides that pull from the front to the back of my top teeth (not the ones that go in every tooth) then i have thin wire between my teeth and the archwire. My mouth is pretty much hardware