Braces are off!

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#1 Post by **MegoLego** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:12 am

I had a gap and an overbite, and my otho said I needed braces for 18 months. I got my uppers and lowers on Nov. 2, 2005. And after 20 months they are gone. I got my uppers off July 20th, I got my upper essix on July 27th,and my lowers came off and I got my bonded lower retainer on July 31st.

With upper essix in:

Lower:

(my bottom teeth are a little crooked)

This is my smile now:

Im very happy with my new smile.

Website · #2 Post by **alexa** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:06 am

Your teeth look great! Congratulations on your new smile!

#3 Post by **kelly12300** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:49 am

Awww wow that's incredible. Congratulations

:D

#4 Post by **mrsphase74** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:11 pm

They look good.

#5 Post by **Bellita** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:17 pm

Mego, did you have a gap between your two front teeth?

and how long did it take to close or significantly minimize?

#6 Post by **Dimples** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:11 pm

your teeth look great!!!

#7 Post by **MegoLego** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:19 am

Thanks Dimples,mrsphase74,kelly12300,alexa,Meryaten, and KK!

Bellita: I did have a gap inbetween my two front teeth, it started to look smaller once I got power chains. I had them for 16 of the 20 months I had braces.

#8 Post by **Granola** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:14 pm

You have a beautiful smile! Congrats!!!!!!!

#9 Post by **sjsarre** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:59 am

They look fantastic...

Hope i'll be joining the naked tooth soon!!

#10 Post by **jennielee81** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:56 pm

VERY pretty!!

#11 Post by **MegoLego** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:28 pm

Thanks Everyone!
I went back to the ortho on Wensday for a retainer check. I sat in the waiting room for about 10 minutes then they called me back. So I saw in the chair and told me to put in my retainer and I wated for the ortho to come see me. About 3-5 minutes later the othro came over looked at my teeth then he filed inbetween my two front bottom teeth. So he said that I need to come back in 2 months for impressions. I sure hope I dont have to get braces again. Next appointment: November 27th.
Does anyone have any idea how much bleaching trys would cost or any good teeth whiteing products or systems?

#12 Post by **regulering17** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:32 am

congratulations! your teeth look fabulous! I envy you!cant wait to post my naked teeth when that time comes:)

#13 Post by **regulering17** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:35 am

one question though: did you ask to get your top braces off before your lower?like your dentist..cause im wondering if i can do that too, but im a little scared to ask:P theyve only been fixing the lower teeth, because my problem now is the bite...ill ask next time i think, if theyre still not doing anything about my top ones..you see i have to go to an other clinic to get the braces OFF..he only adjusts them where i usually go...he has a lot of patients:P

#14 Post by **jennielee81** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:30 am

regulering17, they are probably using your upper arch for anchoring to adjust your bite.

Do you have elastics? If so, you can't get one arch debonded before the other.

Hope this helps.

#15 Post by **MegoLego** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:15 pm

regulering17 my ortho only fixes bonded retainers for bottom teeth. And it took 2 weeks for them to make mine so they kept my braces on longer than my uppers.