My braces are off!

This is the place to post general questions and comments about all areas of orthodontic treatment. Before you post a question, use the forum's SEARCH tool to see if your question has already been answered!

New Members: YOU MUST MAKE A POST WITHIN 24 HOURS OF REGISTERING OR YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED. In other words, don't sign up unless you plan to actively participate in the message board immediately. This is necessary to keep out spammers and lurkers with bad intentions. Of course, you can read most forums on the board without registering.

DO NOT POST FULL-FACE PHOTOS or personal contact information on this website. We have had problems with people re-posting members' photos on fetish websites. Please only post photos of your teeth, not your whole face. Keep your email and your personal information private. Thank you.

Moderator: bbsadmin

Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
luchababe
Posts: 313
Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:56 am
Location: Ontario

My braces are off!

#1 Post by luchababe »

I posted this in another forum thinking it was this one, so since I'm excited I'm posting it here too.

MY BRACES ARE OFF!

THEY ARE OFF!!

Image

By 12:15 pm today, they were OFF. Phew! I didn't want to hope too much in case someone's mind was changed but they came off! Pretty painless and quick. And I didn't throw up when they too the mould of my upper teeth! So that's a HUGE BONUS. They'll call next week and I can go in and get my upper retainer. I'll have to wear it all day for a month, then only at night after that.

:jump:

I feel like I have fake plastic teeth. They look so huge and LONG in the mirror.

I'm going to ask if it's safe to use some whitening strips when I go in next week. I figure a week so sensitize myself to hot and cold and to get things settled down. I was told to wait a few weeks before going in for a dental cleaning so my December appointment looks safe.

Also NO STAINING! 2-3 cups of tea of coffee a week during the fall and winter didn't wreck me! :lol:
Top
sweetcynic
Posts: 111
Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:42 pm

Re: My braces are off!

#2 Post by sweetcynic »

Congrstd!
Top
Ashybear
Posts: 83
Joined: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:55 am
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Contact:
Contact Ashybear

Re: My braces are off!

#3 Post by Ashybear »

They look amazing! I absolutely can't wait to get my braces off (and I've only had the top ones for 3 months and the bottom ones for a whole 3 hours or so). Stories like yours make me hopeful!
Top
jvr2
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:05 am

Re: My braces are off!

#4 Post by jvr2 »

Your teeth look great. Congrats!
Top
curious19
Posts: 39
Joined: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:32 pm
Location: Dubai, UAE

Re: My braces are off!

#5 Post by curious19 »

Congrats!!!
This really makes me hopeful, tough it is really intriguing for me to see the braces widen your jaws. Tell me something frankly and truthfully: If braces WIDENED your jaws doesnt it make your cheeks look sunken in or stuff??? Doesnt it make your cheek bones LESS PROMINENT???????????????????
Image


Image
Top
User avatar
AM21
Posts: 276
Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:00 am
Location: Ohio

Re: My braces are off!

#6 Post by AM21 »

Congrats!!! Your teeth look gorgeous! :jump:
Braced: August 1, 2011
Sentence: 30 Months
My Braces Blog: http://www.metalmouthtales.blogspot.com

Image
Top
vegathestar
Posts: 92
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:08 am

Re: My braces are off!

#7 Post by vegathestar »

Your teeth are amazing!!! So nice now! *drooling with envy*
So did you get your teeth extracted? I would have thought that your case is pretty mild and it shouldnt take the orthodontist any more than 1 year to fix it without extraction.
Image
Top
Angel269
Posts: 561
Joined: Wed May 30, 2012 11:39 am
Location: UK

Re: My braces are off!

#8 Post by Angel269 »

They look great :-D

Image


[url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/]
Image

My braces story: http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=42457

Impressions-08/06/12
Big Day-22/06/12
Started using Bite Plate-14/07/12
Estimated treatment-8 months (upper ceramics)
Debond date-04/03/13
Top
User avatar
luchababe
Posts: 313
Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:56 am
Location: Ontario

Re: My braces are off!

#9 Post by luchababe »

Thanks everyone!

vegathestar: He wanted to pull some teeth, but it was up to me so I said no thanks. He got my teeth 99% perfect, 100% would have meant losing teeth and who knows how much longer in braces. So no thanks! I can live with what I've got!

curious19: I would think only in extreme cases would you notice a change in your cheeks or cheekbones, like if you were very gaunt and your jaw was widened or narrowed. I haven't noticed any changes in my face and I think my top teeth were only slightly pushed out to the sides.
Top
smilingoutloud22
Posts: 37
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:06 pm
Location: New York, NY

Re: My braces are off!

#10 Post by smilingoutloud22 »

CONGRATULATIONS! They look awesome. :jump:
Top
jem
Posts: 942
Joined: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:05 am
Location: UK

Re: My braces are off!

#11 Post by jem »

Fantastic, Luchababe. Congratulations!

Jem
Sectional brace with Damon clear brackets fitted to front 6 upper teeth 3 January 2012
Brackets added to premolars 2 April 2012
Estimated treatment time originally 6-9 months. Brace removed on 22 July 2013 after 18 months and 19 days
Now enjoying bonded upper retainer plus part time essix/hawley( I have both)

Click here for my story http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=42194
Top
Noni
Posts: 124
Joined: Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:40 pm

Re: My braces are off!

#12 Post by Noni »

Congratulations :jump:
They look amazing .
Image



Quad Helix Expander and Braces to correct unilateral posterioor crossbite (TMJ treatment ). 6 months
Braces journey : 11 months 3 weeks (from 12 march 2012 to 3 march 2013)
My Story and Progress Update
Top
Marigold
Posts: 180
Joined: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:03 pm
Location: Michigan USA

Re: My braces are off!

#13 Post by Marigold »

Congrats! Your teeth look great!
Class II moderately deep overbite, mild crowding.
Braced on January 19, 2011. Debraced on December 16, 2013.
2 years, 11 months in braces.
Top
junkfood1991
Posts: 26
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:06 am

Re: My braces are off!

#14 Post by junkfood1991 »

wow ur teeth look so clean and straight!!!!!!!!!!! :-* :-* :-* how did you keep ur teeth soooo clean with braces on????
Top
Kirsten2011
Posts: 40
Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:23 am
Location: Cape Town South Africa

Re: My braces are off!

#15 Post by Kirsten2011 »

Hey there!
Congrats! Your teeth look amazing!! Your teeth stucture (before) is so similar to what mine was. But your results are super awesome and they are so lovely and white! I have some bad staining (then again at 35 yrs old i didnt really ease up on the coffee throughout the years), but am going to be working with my Dentist to do some non-vital bleaching.

Enjoy the new teeth and take good care :)

cheers!
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Metal Mouth Forum”