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You are invited.
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 6:55 pm
by tofino
Hi.
I would like to share my progress with you.
Please feel free to click in and take a look.
http://karlrove.ca/dental/compare.html
Cheers
Glen
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:03 pm
by Flora2006
Amazing progress Glen. So much movement!!
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:47 pm
by samantha_lou
Thats really incredible progress Glen, your smile is looking fantastic!
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 7:48 pm
by OneTime
Looks great.
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:13 pm
by ssfw
Hi Glen,
What progress - your teeth look great! How much longer do you have to wear your braces? I bet you are so glad you picked up the phone and made the appointment. I'm that way too - usually after I make an appointment for something I have been thinking about for a long time, I feel so much better - it's taking that first step.
Keep us posted on your progress.
ssfw
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:27 pm
by Diona
Congratulations Glen - that is fantastic progress
Thanks
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:31 pm
by tofino
Hi and thanks, ssfw and others.
In answer to your question I was braced in late June 2005. This July/August I will have mandibular advancement surgery for functional (Class II) and cosmetic reasons (deficient mandible). My orthodontists tell me that I will need braces for three to eight months post-surgery, followed by bonded lower retainer and 24/7 upper retainer wear for one year, followed by lifetime upper retainer usage.
In 10 days they are adding brackets to my lower 2nd molars.
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:37 pm
by Leslie022
I am studying to become a teacher and I knew I would never be able to do it unless I had braces first. I love children for their honesty and curiosity. My teeth have always been a topic of choice among little kids. You're so brave...much more brave than I!!! You're teeth are looking great! You've had some very nice movement!
Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 9:59 pm
by ingyandbert
Absolutely awesome! Your teeth are just beautiful after only 9 months of treatment. Amazing.
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 1:08 pm
by NotBob1
Hi Tofino! (One of my favorite areas up there, btw)
I understand completely how this came to fruition. I, too, one day just said "I have to do something about this, researched a few orthodontists on line, chose one and just did it. I'm glad I did.......
Good progress pics.....Amazing, actually.
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 3:17 pm
by hannah164
Amazing progress Tofino! Absolutely gorgeous! especially in such a short amount of time, I've probably seen about as much progress in almost 2 years! Then again I'm a very complexicated case!
Congratulations!
HEcka jealous but in a good way!
Keep up the amazing progress!
~Hannah
Top braces: 4/28/04
Bottom braces: 11/16/05
Last Adjustment: February 28, 2006 where they gave me a new bottom wire and attached my impacted canine, newly bracketed, to the wire! OUCH!
If I had a million dollars.
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 4:36 pm
by tofino
Hi.
Leslie022: Recently at my school we were visited by the well-known motivational speaker David Roche (you may have seen him on CNN - the fellow born without half his face). Watching the level of respect granted to him by the students, my own self-awareness seemed trivial. I still like having braces, though!
NotBob1: Tofino is where I surf, and one of my favourite places too.
Hannah164: Thank you. Once the push-spring had moved the canine out of the way, watching my crazy-wacked lower lateral incisor move into place in under 40 hours was one of the most amazing things I've seen!
If I had a million dollars I'd set up a fund for teens whose parents can't afford braces. But that gives me an idea... why aren't braces covered by Canadian provincial public insurance? Changes begin with a single person - maybe it's time to make some noise!
Cheers
Glen