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well, i guess i forgot to update, i sported a new retainer just because of the likelihood of my lower jaw growing was rather high. so the alignment issue has been eradicated for the time being. Anyways, today while eating some peanuts i snapped off the glue points on a couple teeth on my upper perma...

What to do... What to do... I was at the ortho today and was given 4 options Wait till i'm 23 and then get braces to fix the problem them. As i am currently 18 and my jaw growing could result in more work being done in the future. slenderizing on the bottom and then: Do yet another retainer device O...

So it has been a while since i've posted, as i was done. Key word being was. Nothing has shifted. But my bottom jaw has moved forward, so now only my front 4 teeth make contact top and bottom... So my molars barely touch. I was at the ortho today, and she suggested braces (shudder) so i have an appo...

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old fashioned hawley retainers. rather astonishing eh?

and thank you all for your comments.

Never had braces, just half a dozen different retainers to move everything to where it should be. I just didn't want to endure braces even though it would have been faster. So here are the pics. There is also a 2-2 permanent retainer on the top to hold the gap closed. The only thing left to do is ge...

Finished! So its been a while since i've updated. Think there has been 2 appointments since the last update. And today was the last one. Huzzahs are in order! So heres the photos. left is before. Right is now. http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/7579/bottomssg4.jpg http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/...

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First is a photo of the lower hawley all by itself. just incase your wondering. http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1858/dscf1267jp1.jpg since getting my lower hawley a suprising amount has moved in the past week. Left is before, right is after. http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1140/dscf1269jt2.jpg...

Well today went to the ortho, discussed my options and mostly because grad is in a few months and there was no guarantee i'd be finished with braces by .then. I am getting a lower hawley to fix my bottom teeth. So Time for some new pictures First is just head on. http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/474...

Beckster, not being creepy. But from curiosity i was wondering if you could post some photos. I read your thread and i know you have alot goin on in your life and just hadn't gotten around to it. Take your time! Thanks alot!

Well, last week i went to an ortho checkup. And she informed me that my bottom teeth are getting so crowded that they are hitting my top teeth where they shouldn't. So I have an appointment on thursday to discus my options. I have my grad in a few months and don't really want to be braced. But heres...

Well over the last 2 months the wire has broken off on the same tooth 3 times. So the last time it broke(monday) the senior ortho decided to make a new wire that fits closer along the gumline to be more out of the way. Well here it is.

gah, my tongue is so raw from this wire. It is not nearly as smooth as it could be in my mind, but i guess thats why i get for having it glued on each tooth and it not being a straight wire, but a braided wire. Any recommendations to not make my tongue bleed?

I'm Finished! Today I went to the ortho and was permaretained. http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6651/permantainic3.jpg and on something completely unrelated my pet rat died, but i got 2 new ones. they are brother. Bonus points for whoever can figure out where the names come from. http://img165.ima...

avast ye salty sea dogs. Since today be Talk like a Pirate Day. But anyways I am so looking toward monday, no hawley is gonna be amazing. And what do people thing about the 2-2. Will it hold proper?