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by slimjim
Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:16 am
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Slimjim's Red, White , and Blue Story
Replies: 10
Views: 3111

Heres some new pictures i will be done with the whole treatment in four weeks and I am pleased with the results. I plan on getting a hawley retainer on the uppers and a bonded retainer for my lower teeth. http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2192/img0155editedgp3dj9.jpg http://img249.imageshack.us/img...
by slimjim
Wed May 09, 2007 10:33 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Slimjim's Red, White , and Blue Story
Replies: 10
Views: 3111

Thanks for helpin me out with those pictures karen, i think i see how to do it now. And to what you said Meryaten, I trust my ortho and I think he'll figure a way to get my bite right again after my teeth are straight. I can bite down all the way i just have to pull my lower jaw in and its pretty un...
by slimjim
Tue May 08, 2007 11:27 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Slimjim's Red, White , and Blue Story
Replies: 10
Views: 3111

pictures

Ive tried eveything with these stupid pictures and the best could do was this direct link thing. Sorry about the quality im not a professional This is before treatment uppers http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/756/untitled7wj6.jpg lowers http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/811/teefsm5.jpg http://img133.i...
by slimjim
Mon May 07, 2007 12:34 pm
Forum: Our Braces Stories
Topic: Slimjim's Red, White , and Blue Story
Replies: 10
Views: 3111

Slimjim's Red, White , and Blue Story

Well I started out with two somewhat crowded and crooked teeth. I went to the orthodontist to see what my options were and was surprised to find out all the stuff out there for correcting crooked teeth. I had never had orthodontic work done and was in my early 20's when i started. After looking at m...
by slimjim
Thu May 03, 2007 11:06 pm
Forum: Invisalign-type Braces (Clear Aligners)
Topic: I'm unfortunately becoming another Cautionary Tale
Replies: 21
Views: 8829

Well this whole topic has just scared the crap out of me... Im on red white and blue and i just went in for my second aligner two days ago. I, like cleveman notice some problems with my bite after the first aligner. My top right central inscisor is hitting my lower right central inscisor not allowin...
by slimjim
Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:21 pm
Forum: Invisalign-type Braces (Clear Aligners)
Topic: invisalign extrusion
Replies: 3
Views: 2095

thanks for the reply. and no i dont have any buttons yet. after more research and remembering what my ortho said i think im actually on the red white and blue plan. He wanted to widen my arch and fix the crowded tooth on my lower set. I hope all that can be done with only three trays. Is anyone fami...
by slimjim
Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:18 pm
Forum: Invisalign-type Braces (Clear Aligners)
Topic: Is this normal?
Replies: 17
Views: 4297

what does it mean to have tipped molars
by slimjim
Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:58 pm
Forum: Invisalign-type Braces (Clear Aligners)
Topic: invisalign extrusion
Replies: 3
Views: 2095

invisalign extrusion

Does anyone out there have any experience with extrusion (making teeth taller) using invisalign? My lateral incisors are shorter than my two front teeth and i was thinking about asking my ortho on my next appointment. Im on tray 1 of 2.