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Hello, I had adult braces and had them removed in 2012. I was given a Hawley retainer which I wore consistently every night up until this year. This year I started to get lazy and stopped wearing my retainer every night like I should. Well I noticed the gap in my 2 front teeth has slowly started to ...

Ok, so I recently got my braces off but I still have a slight overbite. I'm considering Invisiglign in hopes that the overbite can be corrected. Has anyone ever had Invisalign after braces? I'd imagine my time in them would be short since I just came out of the braces.

Your smile is great!!! How are you feeling? I'm feeling great. I'm still a bit concerned about the overbite but no one can really see it. I don't know if it's just me being a perfectionist or self conscious but that's the only thing that still slightly concerns me even though everyone else says the...

ArchWired28 wrote:Your teeth look terrific, you must be so happy, YaY!

Thanks!

To today my braces were removed and I'm sooo excited about my new smile. :jump: There is one small space but the ortho said he could correct it with the retainer. So I got both retainers today and I'm debraced forever :laugh: Here's the link to my progress thread where I document everything with pic...

So, my overbite moved considerably and my ortho didn't mention surgery after the debanding so I guess I'm good to go. I don't have to go back until a year for a check up after being in my retainer for a year. The only thing left now is to have a perio scaling now that the braces are off and have the...

I've been debanded!!!! Whoo hoo! Today, my braces came off and I got my retainer! Pics coming soon!

IDK why the pics posted side ways but I will try to rotate them and post later

So, today I got awesome news that my braces will come off the first week of February! Whoo hoo! Here are some recent picture today after my tightening. So far I'm pleased. Can't wait to see the final results. My Orthodontist suggests that I get bonding after the braces come off. They haven't said an...

so sad yet confused. I went last week to have what I thought was my final perio scaling and root planing work before braces come out. It was supposed to be my final trip until my braces come off but they found this huge swelling on the right side of my gums (behind my 2 front teeth). So they sent me...

one last one

here are some profile shots from today. shots taken with my phone so it's not HQ.

Looking good so far in just 5 months. Got any profile pics? From the looks of things from the front looks like you got mild issues that may not require surgery. I'll take some profile shots today. I have to look to see if I have profile shots before the braces. I know I have very few because i hate...

dojo wrote:Well, the improvement is terrific. Can't even see the before/after pics are of the same person. Let's hope you won't need surgery, but if you do, just stay positive. Best of luck in your journey, I love how it looks even now

Thanks!

Originally got my braces in 2007 but due to financial setbacks I wasn't able to keep up with them. However, I was able to start back my treatment this year and the good news is my orthodontist will have me out of the braces in March of next year! The bad news is my orthodontist says my overbite may ...