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#1 Post by **Evelyn** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:11 pm

I haven't posted in a while but I just realized that my ticker at the bottom now is officially on the one month and __weeks countdown....which I guess would technically be two months but it looks like one to me so I'll kid myself into believing it:) Although that's set for January 16th, and it's looking like it'll be a bit later than that but hopefully not too much. Here's my pics as they stand as of now:

ah yes I've got the glorious rubber bands but the upside to them is that I can really feel them working. Just a quick summary of my journey so far for all the newbies (by the way, welcome to archwired!) got my braces September 9, 2002 to bring down an impacted canine...you can see it now, it's my top left one. It's still not completely into postion, still got some tweaking left to do, but at least it's down.

I can't believe my ticker actually says one month and ___weeks...two months is a relative term, but for someone who's had braces for 38 months now, I might as well be touching it it's so close. It's been a long, grueling journey but maybe...just maybe....it's drawing to an end.

Much love, Eve

#2 Post by **newsysuzy** » Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:13 pm

CONGRATULATIONS Evelyn!!!!

How exciting to be so close to d-day (de-bracing)! Your teeth look absolutely beautiful. Just lovely. Thanks for sharing the pics...it gives people like me (who just started this journey) so much hope. Way to go!!!

#3 Post by **momof2grlz** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:50 am

Enjoy doing the one month (sort of) dance!

You deserve it. Your teeth look great. What a way to start off a new year!

Chris

#4 Post by **Marguerite** » Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:46 am

Your teeth look beautiful! They are so nicely shaped as well as straight. I like the ligs too. Maybe soon I will have the courage to get something besides gray!

#5 Post by **hannah164** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:43 am

Congratulations Eve!

You've definitely earned this reward after 38 months!

I've been following your story for some time now. I also have impacted teeth and they are so frustrating! Your story gives me hope that one day my teeth will look that incredible! Your teeth honestly look gorgeous! How long did it take for your impacted canine to come down?

Congratulations!

-Hannah

Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05

#6 Post by **asianflow** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:41 pm

Your teeth look perfect.

After you get them removed, it's look like I will hold the crown for having the braces the longest!

#7 Post by **Evelyn** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:27 pm

Thank you so much everyone for all the support, it really makes it all worthwhile to get such encouraging replies back and I'm not just saying that, I truly mean it.

newsysuzy, I hope your braces journey goes well-good luck with everything!

KK, I chose the bright 'caribbean colored' ligs because I wanted to 'trick' my teeth into thinking that they were in the Virgin Islands themselves, although they're definately not as happy as they would be if they were in the Virgin Islands, it's still nice to see happy colored ligs when I'm looking in the mirror and feeling down about the braces....by the way, loving the purple banana!

Lucy, thanks so much for the encouragement, I'm sure your canines will look gorgeous when they come down-it's worth the wait.

Chris, I'm doing the dance right now:) thanks for the kind words-it would be an awesome way to start off the new year, I'm looking forward to it more than anything that's happened in a looooooooooooooong time....

Marguerite, thanks for the compliments! It's words like that they really make it seem worth the wait for these things...

Hannah, you are so sweet, thanks so much for all the encouragement you've given me when I've felt down about the whole thing not only on here but on other posts as well. I got my canine (Vicki I call her....yes, I think all this metal has gotten to me

) but I got her uncovered on January 2nd 2004 for the first time and then June 11 2004 the secondt time when the tie fell off. She first poked through in March/April 2005, so that's hmmm 14 or 15 months after I got it uncovered that it first popped through, and by this I don't even mean anywhere near position. I'm so glad that this story gives you hope, I know that impacted canine cases can be especially frustrating because you are putting so much trust into things that cannot even see and trust that there is progress that you don't even know about, but if anything comes out of my journey I hope it's a message to all those with impacted canines to hang in there! Just because it may be taking a long time it doesn't mean that it won't come down or that something is wrong with it. When I got my braces on and even got the tooth uncovered this site wasn't around so I never had anyone to tell me anything about the exposure itself or the looong process of bringing it down. Have you had your uncovered yet? good luck with everything and let me know how it all goes!

Asianflow, I will gladly, and I mean gladly give up my crown if it means that I get these off...how long have you had yours?

Thanks again everyone, much love Eve

#8 Post by **hannah164** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:13 pm

Thanks so much Evelyn for your encouragement! One of my impacted cuspids has come down far enough and is attached with a bracket to the wire!

The other one I still haven't seen at all! They were both very high up in the palate!

Both of them were exposed 9 months ago! My ortho says that once my other impacted tooth comes down things can really get going. THat's what's really frustrating to me!. AT this rate it may never come down!

I finally got bottom braces after a year and a half so hopefully I can start to see some real movement soon!

But you know what's really great is when your ortho tells you that you're probably his most complicated case!

That's always what I wanted to know! Oh well... I guess I can't control that!

Good luck with the rest of your treatment!

-Hannah

Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05

#9 Post by **jennielee81** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:25 pm

Wow! You look great!

Time sure flies when you're having f.........well...uhh...

....Time sure flies!

#10 Post by **Chris** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 6:51 pm

Looking good, Evelyn!!!

#11 Post by **asianflow** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:35 pm

Evelyn wrote: Asianflow, I will gladly, and I mean gladly give up my crown if it means that I get these off...how long have you had yours?

I'm almost at 32 months!

#12 Post by **jenns91civic** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 8:45 pm

Evelyn they are looking great! I know you've gotten discouraged, who wouldn't?? but you are so close to the end now! Congratulations on sticking it through. The end result will soo be worth it.

I have you both beat for the longest time in braces crown though, sorry. 1 month shy of 6 years.

#13 Post by **Dodger(UK)** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:01 pm

Your teeth look great, Evelyn - Congrats

#14 Post by **Clo** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:51 am

It is amazing what orthodontics can achieve.
Find an impacted tooth up there and pull it down gently into it's right spot.
I know it was a long walk for you, but it is more than rewarding. Your
teeth just look awesome. Very well done. And wow, you do clean very
well ! Your story is among the best here on this site. Thanks for sharing
this with us !

#15 Post by **2thjewelry** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 3:53 pm

Bee - you - tee - ful!!!

Thanks so much for giving us your story. It's very much what I'm going through (started April 2004) and you've helped me through so much anxiety already.

I can report that I see the eensiest bit of progress now with my canine. At the last visit my orthodontist came up with the neatest thing -- two brackets on the inside of two upper teeth with a wire attached and pulling on the canine. It's very sturdy, doesn't get in the way of my speech, and best of all (drum roll please) I think it's working!!

Can't wait 'til mine are looking like yours! Congratulations to you!!

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