Klobirds pics via Norway!

[EbonyQ]

The waiting is finally over, Klobirds pictures are here! And this time they had to travel all the way to and from Norway - I got the honor to look at them before you guys

Wow! They look amazing klobird! I want straight teeth like that too lol

[klobird]

Thanks Eb for putting those up!! (Some people are so tech challenged they have to go to Norway- !!!)

HMMMMM----There are supposed to be upper and lower and side views---and then my before's are on page 13 of "OK,this was not the plan" on the Our Braces Stories forum. I will try to get those earlier pics into a folder to get to Norway....getting there....

OOOOOOOOHHHHH---I think I know what I need to do!!!

OK, try, try again!!

Klobird

[AM21]

Looking good, Klobird! Gives me hope that my gap between my two front teeth will close soon and my teeth will be as straight as yours! Congrats!

[Rivvie]

So you finally managed to get the pics posted!

Wow, you really look amazing already! I'm jealous of those pretty arches!

[BBQ Grill]

Omg! Ur teeth are awesome...I just want to touch it lol j/k.... Serious though...beautiful teeth...* golf claps*.... Bravo.... Looks done to me

[klobird]

I can't believe it! I have never in my life gotten a compliment on my teeth!! What a wonderful feeling!!

Thanks you guys--and hopefully the side views, and top arch got to Norway to get up here!! (And the view of my open mouth with the ugly elastics!! (Thanks again Eb!)

I think I was able to send the rest... ....

[EbonyQ]

Here is the last picture I got:



Do you want me to post them in your journal too?

[EbonyQ]

[Sandpiper]

Your teeth are looking fantastic - many congratulations! Not long to go now!

[belistic10]

your teeth are looking beautiful!! also jealous of your cheek dimple when you smile i have always liked dimples

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Klobird those are fantastic. How long before you noticed them start to even remotely look nice?

[klobird]

Hey BSS-- I am amazed at the progress too!

The first 3 months I didn't notice anything...I thought I was probably going to be in braces until I die!!
And it was 3 months from bracing time until my 1st adjustment, at which time he told me that he had been only working on my bite. He also said that starting at that appointment, I would now start to notice change...Oh ya, and it was really rapid..in about 6 weeks, my overjet went from 10mm to 4mm!! My teeth were getting straight!

So now, he is back to getting my bite on the left side perfected, and my midline fixed up. I get the picture it will take the whole 2 yrs, because he said at the last appointment "Oh ya, we have plenty of time to do what needs to be done"...
I can only imagine...as long as I escaped the "Forsus" appliance I feel OK about what might be up ahead. I don't really want to know though, because the anxiety about the "Forsus" was eating me up inside constantly.

So ya, I am VERY happy about the progress in just 7 months!

But today, I am hating the elastics with a passion, and wanting just one period over an hour without them. I am calling them the little effers today. They aren't causing pain or anything. They are just annoying as hell, and remind me every hour of every day that I have braces. I think without the elastics, I probably wouldn't even be blogging as much, because the braces alone would seem so uneventful....I just HATE these effers!!! I know that HATE is an ugly word.
So ya, I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE these elastics

[BracedSurgeryStudent]

Hey I am not really sure what my ortho is working on, my backbite is perfect, but she said our main goal is the overbite like I stated at my consultation. She has been sending me home with a lot of elastics. So i imagine pulling the top teeth back. Which I am spoo greatful for i wish that would be the only thing she would soend all the time fixing. I really honestly dont care about having straight teeth. But then again braces do that naturally so I suppose it would be nice. I even told her at the consultation "I don't care if my teeth are straigh I just do not want an overbite." She did tell me however that the braces will straighten my few out of place teeth so I was fine with that. Come to think of it, I do have three out of place teeth that have bothered me. I feel like I see no change at all wether it be the overbite fixing or the teeth being straighter, I've been to two adjustments already and we're at 3 months here. Braces sure is a long process huh?

At least with the forsus you could have both braces on at the same time killing two birds with one stone I was going to get the Herbst appliance which in combo with Damon Braces only allows for the top row with it. And that REALLY bothered me. I am so glad my orthodontist called me in early to put my full braces on and changed the plan MUCh happier in this.

WOW! yeah your smile is AMAZING. You should make a blog and post pictures and everything about your adjustments and progress and send me it so I can follow it. I have one too as soon as I update it I will send it to you in a Private Message.

Yeah I've had elastics pretty much since the day I got my braces on. I had Parrot elastic at nighttime only from sept 8th to Oct 12th. 5/16" Then a resting period until December to see what the teeth could accomplish on their own , which they pretty much only got straight on their own LOL. Then I just new 24/7 jobbers, the quial elastics 3/16" wearing those until the next appointment when she said she will give me new wires. I had my bottom wire changed on Oct 12th and the top wires been the same.