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Here they are...




Moved a few brackets to assure roots were straight and have been in elastics now for 8 weeks to correct overbite.

Well - nothing really new to report... My ortho has tried to close my lower gap since my tooth was extracted - we are getting closer, but we are not there yet... I am supposed to start on rubber bands today at my appointment - that should be fun... Thanks for the encouragement and advice along the w...

I am pretty happy with the results so far - except one thing...

Waiting for 2 years thinking about doing it - - I would already be done by now if I had just made it a plan to do it.

Oh well - such is life right.

Take care.

I guess unless you put them side by side - you really don't realize how much stuff can move without you really noticing it. I am amazed at the progress I have see so far...simply amazed. Take care all. Twe10 Top Before Braces/26 weeks in: http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/1999/topbeforejx1.th.jpg htt...

I go back today for another adjustment and figured I would add the new pix before I go in this afternoon.

Enjoy-

Got my 2nd adjustment done on 5-10-2007 and wanted to share some pix of the progress... 5-9-2007 Top http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4420/592007cg9.th.jpg Bottom http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/654/dsc02880om2.th.jpg still no pain or discomfort...little tight after the adjustment, but it was g...

plenty of movement - no pain...

can't wait to see what happens over the next 8 weeks...

Well - it has been an uneventful 7 weeks - no pain, no problems, no wire poking, none of the stuff I recall from my youth. I go back in next Monday (3-26-2007) to have my first adjustment so I wanted to get some pix up of my first 7 weeks. here they are - Week 1 / Week 7 Top: http://img69.imageshack...

I had braces once before and just got them on again yesterday- I was curious to know how many folks have had them before and what caused them to revert back to getting them again. Here is mine: Braced 1st time - 1990s - 2 years or so (age: 14-16) **Edited** - forgot that I had a fiberotomy at the co...

I got my braces on - 1-29-2007 as well (11:00am EST)- how long is your treatment? Mine is 18 months - My teeth are a bit 'tender', but nothing like I remembered when I was 14 or so (this is my second time in braces) - I neglected to wear my retainer the first time - won't do that again. Good luck wi...

Here they are...

Top row after bracing - 1-29-2007


Bottom row after bracing - 1-29-2007


Next appointment - 3-26-2007

Well - today is the day - around 11:00am EST I will be going in for my actual braces. I figured I would add the last day shot before braces - since they will never look like this again. Here is the top arch - before bracing http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/2307/toprowdayofbracingbeforgt7.th.jpg He...

Well it has been over a month with the smaller expander and the other spacers - no problems to speak of - my teeth weren't even sore from the spacers (surprisingly). Now the real hassle comes in - Monday (1-29-2007) the braces go on. I remember it being a bit painful from my youth - so we will see h...

Well - I hope that everybody had a nice holiday and that they are gearing up for a prosperous New Year! I have had an eventful weekend - Thursday - 12-21-2006 - had palatal expander removed after 4 weeks and had a smaller expander that will be in for the duration of my treatment - or so I was inform...

Well- as I mentioned - here are the before and after pix of the expander doing some work on my upper arch... Taken 11-20-2006 - Sorry for poor lighting- http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/5906/resizedexpandernovemberac3.th.jpg Taken 12-8-2006 - Better lighting http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9828/res...