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edit Feb. 1: since it is in the newspaper's "archives" now and you need to register with the NYT to see it, I put it up on the main Archwired site to make it more convenient:
That is awesome!! I'm not quite sure I how lucked up on the site, but I snooped around for a long time before I actually started to post. I was terribly embarrassed by the way my teeth looked prior to getting braces, but this website encouraged me to go ahead an take the plunge! It's an awesome site and I tell everyone that I know about it! Job well done!!
Congrats Lynn!!!! That was a great read!! and this site has helped 'push me in the right direction' !!! Knowing that there are a lot of 38-40 year olds just getting started has made me feel better! and it helps reading that most you here have had a good experience is very helpful!
Hey....That's pretty good! You have really grown this site, lynn!!!
And on top of that, one of the orthodontists that was interviewed was Diane Doppel, My orthodontist!!! She really is an awesome Dr.!
Congrats, Lynn!!!!
-Pat
Pat
Class III tendency, crossbite 10-23
Maxillary horizontal & 2mm deficiency for upper teeth
GAC In-Ovation R, metal. Now with upper & lower Hawleys 24 hrs.
I had heard of Dr. Doppel, probably from another member here...so I had a feeling that at least one member of the message board was seeing her! Pretty cool, eh?
I'm the owner/admin of this site. Had ceramic uppers, metal lowers ~3 years in my early 40's. Now in Hawley retainers at night!
Wow, Lynn, that's great news! If you ask me, it was only a matter of WHEN - not if - the NYT was to spot you and the great work you're doing for all of us Keep rockin', Lynn!
Case: Impacted canines, crowding & crossbite.
Treatment: SARPE 2004/10/6, RPE 2004/9/28 - 2005/1/31, w-arch until 2005/11/22, impacted canines extracted 2005/5/18.
Braces on: top 2005/6/2, bottom 2005/8/30.
Braces off: 2008/6/9.
Retainers, phase one: expanding Hawley retainer 24/7, bonded retainers on top & bottom.
Retainers, phase two: Hawley on top, bonded both top & bottom, positioner for night time use.
Well, who knows, one day it might happen. Imagine me and an orthodontist and a bunch of you guys talking about what it's like to have braces and jaw surgery as an adult. That would be really cool. In this era of fast extreme makeovers, it would be refreshing to see folks who are going a more traditional slower route to improve their appearance, not to mention their overall dental and jaw health.
I'm the owner/admin of this site. Had ceramic uppers, metal lowers ~3 years in my early 40's. Now in Hawley retainers at night!
In this era of fast extreme makeovers, it would be refreshing to see folks who are going a more traditional slower route to improve their appearance, not to mention their overall dental and jaw health.
