99 weeks - THEY ARE OFF!!!!!!! :D

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Knucemike
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#31 Post by Knucemike »

What a great looking smile marta! Fantastic!!! What kind of wear time will you have with your retainer? Has it effected your speach any?
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#32 Post by *Marta* »

Thank you :)

Talking about retainers, I got:

- a bonded retainer for my bottom teeth. This one begins at - surprise - my first bicuspids. In other words, it's 8 teeth long. This way we'll hopefully prevent the lower canines from rotating, my ortho said. How I can floss there, I haven't figured out yet. :shock:

- a hawley for my upper teeth. I was told to go to an... erm.. adjustment? ;) - in a month's time, and then probably after 3 months from then. This month I have to wear it 24/7, and I may take it off only to eat and brush. Maybe after my next visit I'll be allowed to take it off for 2 hours a day or so... I don't know, I just hope for that.

My speech is TERRIBLE! I know not many of you know how Polish language sounds, but we have a LOT of those "ch" (like in "chicken") and "sh" sounds, also "j" like in French "bonjour", and quite a lot of "s", "z", "ts"... I got a new nickname, Pardon ;) LOL ;)

It got a little better now, but I still can't pronounce those sounds correctly. I hope it'll get better with time... Right now I have to take the retainer off when I'm on the phone because nobody would understand me...

But still, I feel great ;) and I only got very positive comments on my teeth. Everyone is surprised they're THAT straight ;) "As a keyboard", one of my colleagues said.
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#33 Post by Clo »

Hi Marta,

you did a great job, many congratulations from me too.
The last photo you added here on page one shows a very happy girl !
It is a great photo BTW. I hope you will continue to visit us from time to
time, graduated-to-the-naked-tooth-with-flashing-colors-MARTA !!
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#34 Post by sunflr77 »

Marta your teeth look fantastic. Have you gotten used to your new smile yet?

Congratulations on the debonding.
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#35 Post by hopkins »

I'm so happy for you but at the same time soooooo jealous!
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#36 Post by butterfly »

Your smile is soooo perfect!! I am jealous too!!Image
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#37 Post by Chris »

*Marta* wrote: Talking about retainers, I got:
My speech is TERRIBLE! .. Right now I have to take the retainer off when I'm on the phone because nobody would understand me...
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I'm am so afraid of that stage, as I have to talk on the phone ALL day long!!
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#38 Post by Gel »

Woo-hoo! and Yee-Haw. That is amazing. I've been told that when you do get retainers to help with speech, you should sing because it naturally forces you to say the words properly. Just a suggestion. You look amazing!
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#39 Post by Chris »

Gel wrote:you should sing because it naturally forces you to say the words properly. Just a suggestion. !
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#40 Post by Will »

Marta, can you tell me how you made your website? i want to do the same with the pictures but i dont know html.. can you help me?

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#41 Post by Snow »

Wow!! What a beautiful smile you have! I am sooooo jealous. :wink: It's a very sexy arch you have!

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Spacers in: 7/20/2005
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#42 Post by Will »

Marta, can you please tell me how you made your website?
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