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I finally got them off!!! I have to be honest, the removal was not pleasant and my teeth feel kind of strange now, but it was all worth it. The removal of my ceramic uppers felt like my ortho was chipping chunks off my teeth, but all of it DID come off- no harm done. My molar bands came off pretty e...

I'm having my braces removed after 30 months on monday! My ortho is going to do invisalign to 'tweak' one tooth that has had a little trouble rotating. She says that will probably take a few months. Has anyone switched from traditional braces to invisalign? How is it? Aligners can't be as bad as all...

Ok, 30 months- yes 30 and 2 days to be exact. Monday is the big day, and I'm worried about what my teeth will actually look like under all this stuff. I just don't want to be disappointed. I'm so excited that I can't hardly stand it, though. I'm 31 years old and I have been self-conscious about them...