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I got my braces off yesterday morning and picked up my upper and lower Hawley retainers this afternoon. At this point, I'm going around talking to myself trying to get rid of the lisp before work tomorrow... Here's the before and after...it took about 2 years and 3 months. I'm so happy I finally wen...

They're off! I can't even believe the change. :) Here's the before and after: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/850/before3f.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/280x200q90/674/TvIVnu.jpg I get my retainers tomorrow. Until then, I'll be busy eating all the foods I haven't been able to eat!

They're coming off tomorrow! I can't wait to post some "after" pictures! And eat a snickers bar...and curry...and crunchy peanut butter...

Well, I got my last fresh powerchain today - they're coming off at the end of the month! Can't wait to post the after pictures. I'll pick up my retainers the next day, and eat a million snickers bars. Any suggestions for whitening afterwards? I'd thought about the fancy dentist stuff, but it's defin...

Ok, here they are after almost 2 years...

I haven't posted in a while (busy with work won out over busy with braces!), but here they are at a little over a year! That wayward incisor joined the archwire 2 months ago, and I finally got brackets on the back molars a month ago. Today's appointment was x-rays and a stiffer wire. I've still got ...

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Here they are at a little over 6 months! Today I got a new wire and a powerchain across the front on the bottom teeth. Ow. The spring on top still has some more work to do but my orthodontist said there's almost enough space to start bringing that wayward incisor in line. Maybe next month...I'm real...

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I had my first trip to the dentist since getting braces (ouch) and my hygienist was shocked by the amount of staining I had. I think part of it was because my teeth are getting less overlapped so there are parts of them that haven't seen the light of day since the 80's, but there was quite a bit in ...

Here are my almost-3-months pictures! http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7872/719121.th.jpg http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9192/719122.th.jpg http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/1170/719123.th.jpg I got upgraded to a thicker wire today...ouch. Next time I'm apparently getting a whole lot more in my...

Hi! I just had my second ortho visit since getting the braces on....and got a bunch of wires tied around some of the brackets on my front teeth. No new wire yet...I guess I've got a way to go on this one. The orthodontist said they still have to get more level before he starts retracting them to mak...

I had my first adjustment today...which wasn't really an adjustment at all! My orthodontist said things had to get more "leveled out" before he could put on a thicker wire and start closing gaps. Does that mean vertically level? I did get the ligatures changed and went with "screaming...

And they're on! My mouth stopped hurting just in time from the extractions to get something new to hurt. Actually, getting them on was totally easy...but I'm starting to get a little sore now. Also, none of my teeth touch! The orthodontist said my bite will be different every day for a while, so I g...