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#1 Post by **clairet707** » Mon May 19, 2008 11:33 am

The new me....

Well what can I say, its a weird feeling, especially the two little wires behind my front teeth top and bottom (which apparently stay there forever now)

No slimy feeling though

And the cheshire cat look is big here!!

Photos on website:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/clairet707 ... 851305829/

Oh and there is a photo of me before all the work done just for a comparison!

Happy happy joy joy

Now where is that crispy food

#2 Post by **ssspidermom** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:19 pm

Wow! Thanks for sharing your photos! You look great! Such a change from the "before."

#3 Post by **Rach** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:19 pm

Hey
wow congrats it all looks great, especially comparing your pre-braces pic aswell.
An inspiration to anyone starting this journey!

And yes, crunchy food galore, you deserve it!

Rach

#4 Post by **Andantae** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:46 pm

AWESOME Clairet!!!!! You are a textbook case! I am soooooo happy for you! I bet it is a weird feeling!!!! What did you bite into first?

Did you get a choice of what kind of retainer you wanted?

#5 Post by **CanadianRyan** » Tue May 20, 2008 11:15 pm

Looks great! Congratulations!

#6 Post by **loulou123** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:45 am

Congratulations you must be over the moon

must all seem worth it now.

Think ill be wearing the retainers for life after too, tho have hoped i heard the ortho wrong lol! Congratulations again.

#7 Post by **clairet707** » Wed May 21, 2008 1:31 pm

Andantae wrote:AWESOME Clairet!!!!! You are a textbook case! I am soooooo happy for you! I bet it is a weird feeling!!!! What did you bite into first?

Did you get a choice of what kind of retainer you wanted?

I haven't got my retainers yet but they will be clear ones, wearing only at night, didn't get a choice, though I did get a voucher for a photo shoot and print and a bottle of champagne from the ortho...

First bite wasn't actually that exciting, Im still struggling to chew on my right side

It was a fab feeling having salad with spinach yesterday for lunch and not having to pick spinach out of the braces!

#8 Post by **Andantae** » Wed May 21, 2008 7:06 pm

WHAT a nice congratulatory gift from your ortho! Really! What a nice parting gesture from an orthodontist

!

Sorry to hear about the right side trouble----I trust there is nothing the matter and that it just needs more time?

Will you please have some corn on the cob for me and give me the blow by blow? I forgot.

It is so interesting that you were automatically given the 'invisiline' type retainer. It never ceases to amaze me how different each ortho does things.

Don't be a stanger now!!!!!

#9 Post by **nullalux** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 12:17 pm

Oh how lovely! Thank you so much for linking to those; very inspiring.

Why are you still having bite trouble though?