KK ... pics at 19 months ...

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joao
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#1 Post by joao »

wooowwww class1 bite approaching!

Hang on there! :D
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Kevin
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#2 Post by Kevin »

Looking very good!!
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starryeyedfairy
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#3 Post by starryeyedfairy »

well done kiwi, well done.
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bracey
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#4 Post by bracey »

wow KK that is fantastic progress, your teeth are looking very good, and isn't it amazing the way not just your teeth but your whole mouth/lips seem so different. A bit more relaxed or something. You must be delighted with your progress
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timsmith
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#5 Post by timsmith »

Hi Karen,

That's it, I officially designate you to be my role model!! Looking great, I hope I can match your progress. Your pics are really great, what camera do you use? I cannot seem to get anything good with my wifes Pentax Optio 230? Do you use flash or some other lighting?

Your advice to me has been spot on, I am now on day 3, still have chewing pains but at least I can now chew, managed 1/2 an apple after lunch, it sounds stupid I know, but I was proud of that!

I still feel as if my lips do not work over the brackets and I am sure my speech is affected, I asked my son about how long it took for such problems to pass and he said that I did not have a problem at all. He had full metals for about 2 years when he was around 14 or so.

Tim
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Clo
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#6 Post by Clo »

Hi,

great pics showing a fabulous improvement !

I was thinking about this. If you had some IPR done between the lowers, maybe
6 or even 8 front teeth, then even with a tiny IPR, there would be some room
so that your lower arch would become a tiny bit smaller in the front when closing
the spaces of that IPR. Maybe this would create much easier a good bite in the front.
My second ortho had once a patient who had a BSSO done. They advanced the lower
jaw, but they did it a bit too much. So this patient had as a result a small class 3 bite.
I said, you could do some IPR in the front. Seemed they did that and it worked well
and fast. It can probably be calculated how much, but I can well imagine if even a very
small IPR is done, maybe 0.25 mm per tooth, then easily a total of 3 to 4 mm of space
can be created. 0.25 mm is not much, 3 to 4 mm is already almost too much. So this
is a great method, Clo thinks ...
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JumpTheDitch
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#7 Post by JumpTheDitch »

Looking good, KK :thumbsup:
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Mommynbraces
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#8 Post by Mommynbraces »

It looks like you have come a long way. Your teeth look really nice!! :D
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#9 Post by Emerald »

Wow great progress Karen

You must be very chuffed! :D
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I had self-ligating braces for 4 years & 8 months.

I'm now in Hawley retainers for top jaw (during day) and Essix retainers for bottom jaw (at night).

I had Jaw surgery on 14th July 2008

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http://emeraldsdentaldiary.blogspot.com

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Dramagyrl
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#10 Post by Dramagyrl »

Awesome progress!!!!!!!!!! :)
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flipib05
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#11 Post by flipib05 »

WOW!!!!! :tingrin:

Your teeth look amazing!!! :pinkbraces:

Good luck on whats to come!! :banana: :banana: :thumbsup:
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Ives
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#12 Post by Ives »

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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WiredforSound
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#13 Post by WiredforSound »

Wow KK!!

Your teeth look fantastic! You must be so proud of how good your teeth look already!

Thanks for posting your photos. Gives the rest of us inspiration!!
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Way Too Old For This
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#14 Post by Way Too Old For This »

Karen, your teeth are looking aswesome!

Great pics too.
Wired on Sep 16, 2005, left canine exposed on Oct 5, 2005, at 52 years old.
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#15 Post by alexa »

Lookin' fab, Kiwi! :D
Spacers: 1/26/05; 2/6/06; 3/15/06; 4/24/06
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom
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