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December 15th is my one year anniversary. I am getting them off early - in the next couple of months. My treatment time was originally projected at 18-24 months.
The 6th will be my three month anniversary. I can't believe how quickly the time's gone and how much my teeth have moved already
Metal upper and lower: 6th Sep. 2005
Quad helix in: 1st Dec. 2005
Quad Helix out: 31st March 2006
Surgery (upper/lower/genio): 11th Nov. 2006
Braces off: 17th March 2007
Under chin liposculpture and fat transplant to cheeks: 20th October 2007
16th a 6 month anniversary...and I hope there are only 12 left
6/4/2005: 2nd premolar extracted+ spacers in
6/13/2005: clear braces: top and bottom
next 'date' on 18th Nov. ...and the bottoms might be off then?!:-) top will stay until Dec. before xmas.
My 24 month anniversay is on the 29th and I should be getting my braces off on monday. So that is 23 months and one week in braces estimated treatment time of 27 months.
Michele
I have Gac In-ovation brackets (self-ligating). I got my braces Dec 29 2003. My estimated treatment time is 27 months. I got my braces off Dec 5 2005 after 23 months and 1 week.
Today is my 9 month anniversary. If this were a different type of medical miracle, it'd be time to name it!
Spacers: 1/26/05; 2/6/06; 3/15/06; 4/24/06
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom
alexa wrote:Today is my 9 month anniversary. If this were a different type of medical miracle, it'd be time to name it!
Just as long as they don't pop out like the other 9 month thing.
hahahahahahahaha. yes. let us hope not!
Spacers: 1/26/05; 2/6/06; 3/15/06; 4/24/06
4 First Bicuspids removed: 2/2005
Metal Braces, top and bottom: 3/1/05; Debanded 7/26/07
Hawley retainers top and bottom
On December 7, I will have my first adjustment since bottom braces!
On December 16 I will have had my bottom braces on for a month!
On December 28 I will have made it 20 months with top braces!
On December 8, (my grandma's 81st bday) it will have been 8 months since my 6 teeth were removed and 2 cuspids were exposed. I still haven't even seen one of them yet!
