ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

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
msw
Posts: 133
Joined: Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:34 am

ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#1 Post by msw »

They're off, y'all! Well, the top brackets, at least. The orthodontist wants to keep the bottoms braces on for at least another 6 weeks to let some gaps close. I'm perfectly fine with that, because you really can't see them.

I'm SO pleased with the results. All the awkwardness, annoyance, and inconvenience of having braces for the past 17 months - and even having to celebrate my Dirty 30 with a metal mouth - was TOTALLY, POSITIVELY, 100% worth it.

I'm going back to get my Essix retainer at 2 pm today, and you can guaran-damn-tee that I'll actually wear it this time. I am NOT doing this a third time!

My results!!! (I'm going to my dentist on Monday to get the chip on my front tooth fixed - WOO!)
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Image

Image
Top
Featheryy1221
Posts: 474
Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:12 am

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#2 Post by Featheryy1221 »

Congrats on getting the tops off! They look awesome! :)
Image

Estimated treatment time: 18 months. (6 months- expander, 1 year- braces)
Bonded Rapid Palatal Expander: 10/1/13 - 3/31/14
Upper and Lower Metal Braces: 4/22/14 - 7/14/15
Total treatment time: 21 months
Top
millersgirl
Posts: 118
Joined: Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:46 am

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#3 Post by millersgirl »

:jump: :jump: They look great!!
Image

Image
Top
TheProfessor
Posts: 441
Joined: Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:03 pm

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#4 Post by TheProfessor »

Looks great! Congratulations!
Braces installed on March 25, 2014: Damon clears on top and metal on bottom.
I had braces for 25 months!

Image
Image
Top
User avatar
Nozzelnut
Posts: 657
Joined: Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:34 pm
Location: Rochester, NY

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#5 Post by Nozzelnut »

Great smile! Congrats!
Round 3 (lifetime) Damon stainless applied 3/16/20 (after 4 weeks attempting invisalign) On for about 18 months
Night time elastics with invisalign retainers; still...
Double jaw surgery was 6/18/15...
Orthodontics never really ends...
I'm emphatically against extraction orthodontics!
Top
msw
Posts: 133
Joined: Wed Oct 09, 2013 10:34 am

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#6 Post by msw »

Thanks, y'all! I had a wonderful orthodontist - a fellow Bulldawg! - and I wore my elastics like it was my J-O-B. And I wasn't afraid to speak up for myself and express my concerns along the way. I think these things were really important.

Can't wait to celebrate y'all when YOUR big day comes around!
Image

Image
Top
User avatar
djspeece
Posts: 2105
Joined: Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:36 am
Location: North Canton, Ohio USA

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#7 Post by djspeece »

Great result, congratulations!
Dan

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. -- Buddist saying
Top
teeebeee
Posts: 211
Joined: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:26 am
Location: Norfolk, UK

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#8 Post by teeebeee »

What a lovely picture of what would, to me if I saw you in the street, just look like perfect teeth! :)

T xx
Top
NeilH
Posts: 841
Joined: Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:46 pm
Location: UK

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#9 Post by NeilH »

What a great result, congratulations!
Top
kelly88
Posts: 111
Joined: Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:05 am

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#10 Post by kelly88 »

Congratulations! They look amazing :D
Image
Top
rhibee83
Posts: 930
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:13 am
Location: Australia

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#11 Post by rhibee83 »

wow! they look fantastic :)
Top
User avatar
mapleleafman888
Posts: 546
Joined: Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:59 am

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#12 Post by mapleleafman888 »

WOW msw, they look GREAT! Welcome to this side of braces (or at least 1/2)haha!!!!
My story:http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=45354
Image
Upper and Lower Damon Braces for 18 months!
I met 46 braceface adults when I had braces myself!
Top
kenc127
Posts: 3
Joined: Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:27 pm

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#13 Post by kenc127 »

Congrats msw! That's really great news. Enjoy feeling better and smiling more!
Top
Lorianne
Posts: 406
Joined: Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:20 pm

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#14 Post by Lorianne »

Congrats! You look absolutely beautiful!!
Top
Ridingboots
Posts: 133
Joined: Fri Oct 10, 2014 8:20 pm
Location: Australia

Re: ByeBye (Top) Braces!!!

#15 Post by Ridingboots »

Your teeth look great and LOL @ wearing retainer this time around am sure you have learnt your lesson well :BigGrin:
Image

Schedule
Braces Installed 23 Oct 2014
Adjustment - 18 Dec 14, 19 Feb 15, 7 Apr
5 Mar 15 Palate installed
Somewhere in the Future- Double Jaw Surgery
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Metal Mouth Forum”