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Okay, Hi, I'm Jen, I'm a police officer in kansas and i'm new to the whole braces thing.

I have an open bite which prevents me from eating sandwiches, yummy pizza and anything else without problems. I also have slight cross bite which has in turned caused tmj problems. All my issues stem down to a structural problem in my upper front teeth/jaw. I am having the surgery/braces.

My braces go on tomarrow, I just made my appointment 5 minutes ago. My surgery consultation is march 25th. My surgerIy will be in 12 months and I have no idea what to expect.

I love the idea of having strait teeth, but at 23 years old, I can't wait any longer!

I'm excited, and i finally have insurance that cover 1200 dollar of my treatment fee.

Treatment time: 1.5 years
Treatment fee: 4500 dollars + surgery costs

Hi Jen!(I'm a Jen too )

Welcome to the "club"!! Congrats on deciding to get braces. I'm 32 and couldn't wait any longer so I know how you feel. So tomorrow's the big day? Don't expect to get much sleep tonight! That's great you have some of your costs covered. I'm still waiting to hear from my insurance company and I have my tops on already!

You should start a journal in "Our Braces Story". It's a great way to keep track of your journey from start to finish .

Good luck tomorrow....and don't forget some OTC pain relief for afterwards!

Im new here too, getting braces tomorrow. We will have to check in with each other to see how its going....

Good luck !

Welcome girl

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Congrats on the braces You will have to keep us posted on how it goes tomorrow! Good luck

Hi Jen and welcome.

I had teeth not unlike yours although my open bite extended further back (premolars didn't touch).

Good luck with it all.

Hello and good luck! I just got mine done today and still getting used to it..... your teeth look very healthy, I bet you feel very excited about the whole thing.

Eh I don't mind posting ALMOST full face pictures,

got them on now
eeek!
It feels funny, im trying to eat chips and salsa and well, it's not working 100% but it's all good!

OfficerJen wrote: It feels funny, im trying to eat chips and salsa and well, it's not working 100% but it's all good!

I hope that you have a good frozen margarita to go with that!

B

hehe I WISH shoot, glass of wine should work though
I posted a braces story yay, i put some better pictures on there

Thanks for the kind words, i used this page for motivation when it started to hurt

hi everybody!

i just got my braces (spacers --- really hurt) a couple of days ago and it hurts really bad. i can't eat anything....there's this sensation in my mouth that is so weird...

but i do love the wax ...helps ease the pain esp. at nite time.....

i was skeptical about getting braces at the age of 30, but seems like every body's doing it..... cool ....

thanks for all the tricks and tips fr this website ....