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Had a removable appliance on my upper teeth for 1 year when I was 12 and right now I'm in spacers getting braces (metal) on top and bottom for 24 months on 11 June!
Nice, how are those braces breda206?
http://bracesafter40.blogspot.com
Bridge Sectioned: Feb. 14, 2007
Last Pre-braces cleaning: Feb. 20, 2007
#21 Extraction: Feb. 20, 2007
Sentenced: 32 months
Top Braced: Feb 28, 2007
Bottom Braced: Apr. 4, 2007
New Ortho on Apr. 25, 2008
May 6; fluorescent blue ligs incl. upper powerchains. 2 elastics; Sept. 2, 2008.
Next Adj.: July 7, 2009 at 8:30a
Female, age 36 living in Idaho. Braced 06/21/07 for the first time... I have clear ICE on the top and standard metal on the bottom. four extractions and jaw alignment due to TMJ.. hopefully no surgery after this..
Female, 30 (31 on 7/21) in the Washington, DC suburbs. Pendulum appliance since February 2006, bottom braces on 4/13, top braces on July 19th. Full metal. This is my first time in braces and I have an 18 month sentence.
29 Female, Bay Area, California. Ceramic uppers and lowers. First time in braces. Just had my first adjustment yesterday. Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Although today I'm still a little sore. 22.5 months to go.
I'm from a little town in Central Pennsyvania. You can't find it on any map anywhere, so it's easier to tell you that I live close to State College. (We Are... PENNSTATE!)
I'm a 20 year old female, and I'm close to 2 weeks into my braces journey, which is expect to last about 24 months. I have ceramic uppers, and metal lowers. Most people don't even notice that I have braces. Those who do know, tell me that they look good. Already i'm seeing minor movement and changes in my teeth. I have a lot of crowding, and a bite problem. I go for my first follow up appointment on Friday. Ortho said he might do an adjustment then, because he expects my initial movement to be very quick. Yay!
I've had all 4 wisdom teeth surgically extracted, as well as 4 additional extractions to make room for movement throughout the process.
33 year old female, first time in braces, after wating 17 years lol
From Raleigh, NC but orig from San Diego (miss home!!!)
I'm going on one month on the 12th and I love it, it is like a total soap opera journey, cant wait to see what happens next!!
Caramic uppers
Metal lowers