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So, after nearly two years of having braces... I am now free again!! Actually, I have been out of braces for a little more than a month. It was not as wonderful as I expected: like many people here, I actually grew hyper critical of my teeth, and I was not sure that I was totally happy about the end...

Good luck on your journey, EyeSpy21! It might sound scary, but if you have a good orthodontist AND a good dentist (for reshaping), you should be very happy with the end result.

Good luck with your journey! I think it is downright crazy to put braces on someone without x-rays. Your first orthodontist is a crook. Your new orthodontist should be able to tell you how he will avoid a similar problem this time. Talk to him! You are going to pay a lot of money for this, you have ...

It is interesting to see both solutions, opening the space to make room for fake teeth, or canine substitution... In my case, the second choice was the best, according to my dentist, so I had to trust him :mrgreen: I am quite happy with this choice, I thought that the canine substitution would never...

Some news at last! Things have been moving veeeeery sloooowly... and then it was time to get my teeth reshaped! It was decided that my orthodontist would remove four brackets, then I would go to a dentist (who is very famous and a specialist in using composit to reshape the teeth), and then the brac...

Wow your teeth look fabulous already! You must be very happy!

I can't believe it has been so long and I never posted any updates. Life has been a little crazy, and my braces have become so normal that I don't think about them much anymore. Next month, it will be one year since I got my braces... and I will probably have them until June or July. So far I am ver...

I have bite turbos glued to the back of my front teeth and I agree with you, it is not fun. But you will be able to eat again sooner than you think (cut tiny pieces of everything), and your tongue will be less sore. I hate the lisp and it only went away because I broke one bit turbo... guess it will...

Nice progress already. It is great that your otho is explaining everything to you! I am like you, I like to ask questions and understand what they are doing and why... mostly out of curiosity because I am sure that they know best

Wow so much progress! Very nice, your smile looks much better!

Thank you very much for the support! It helps so much to read the stories of everyone here and the kind comments. So I got my lower braces yesterday. And bite turbos, those incredibly ennoying things that make eating, talking and sleeping a new challenge. Oh well... at least I did not get the lingua...

I found the picture that made me decide to get braces. Ugh...

Wow, great progress! You must be so excited!

Hi everyone! I am 33, and I had braces put on three weeks ago. Here is my story. If someone has a similar situation as mine (anodontia / missing lateral incisors), I would love to discuss it! So my lateral incisors are missing (never had them) and I always had this weird smile because of it. I also ...

I have metal braces because I do not like the look of ceramic braces. And I like to drink coffee so I was worried about stains.