Bonded lower retainer + Half Naked - *PICTURES*

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oceanblue
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Bonded lower retainer + Half Naked - *PICTURES*

#1 Post by oceanblue »

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So that's what my bonded retainer looks like. There is a small dot of glue connecting each tooth to the wire. It doesn't hurt, but my tongue likes to mess with it! It does take some getting used to just like braces do.


This is my "half naked" picture. My teeth look "yuck yellow" in this picture, but (I think) that my camera makes them look more yellow than they are. Plus you can tell my poor gums are trying to recover from the braces.

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What do you think?!
Upper ceramic and lower metal braces
Round #2 - Had braces as a teen for 4 years!
Treatment time: 14 months
Braces on: July 19th, 2006
Bottom braces off: August 29th, 2007
Top braces off: September 19th, 2007
BLWR on bottom and Essix on top!
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MegoLego
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#2 Post by MegoLego »

Your teeth look great OceanBlue! I wish my bottoms turned out that straight!
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flipib05
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Location: Idaho

#3 Post by flipib05 »

THEY LOOK AWESOME! Congrats
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Granola
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#4 Post by Granola »

They look fantastic (and not yellow at all). Wow, congrats! You must be ecstatic with that result. Your bonded looks very minimal too. I am *still* trying to keep my tongue off of mine, and it's been almost two months! Your dots of glue looks smaller than mine (yay). Congrats again!
Uppers placed 2/8/06--Inspire ICE ceramics
Lower (stainless) placed 2/23/06
Treatment time: 17 months (estimated was 12-18 months)
Debonded: July 11th, 2007
Next appointment: June 2008 for retainer & nightguard check
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LoobyLou
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#5 Post by LoobyLou »

Wow looking fantastic!! xx
Braced: 22nd April 2005
Type of brace: Damon 3 uppers and lowers
Estimated brace time: 18 months - now extended to approx 22 months

*Latest - now I have no idea how long it will be!*




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oceanblue
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Location: Kansas City

#6 Post by oceanblue »

Thanks guys for the nice comments! By the way, getting my lower metal braces off didn't hurt at all. The broke the "seal" of the glue by doing something to the last right bracket and then they all came off (brackets still attached to the wire). Then she sanded off the glue and bonded on my lower retainer wire. It was pretty quick and not at all painful. Hopefully getting my top ceramic brackets off in a week and a half goes as well too!
Upper ceramic and lower metal braces
Round #2 - Had braces as a teen for 4 years!
Treatment time: 14 months
Braces on: July 19th, 2006
Bottom braces off: August 29th, 2007
Top braces off: September 19th, 2007
BLWR on bottom and Essix on top!
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sjsarre
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#7 Post by sjsarre »

Great results..

I'm getting my uppers off first on 11th October, my lowers probably won't be until early December but should be in time for Xmas..

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oceanblue
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Location: Kansas City

#8 Post by oceanblue »

sjsarre - that will be a nice X-mas present for you then! :)
Upper ceramic and lower metal braces
Round #2 - Had braces as a teen for 4 years!
Treatment time: 14 months
Braces on: July 19th, 2006
Bottom braces off: August 29th, 2007
Top braces off: September 19th, 2007
BLWR on bottom and Essix on top!
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