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Look, no braces!
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:38 am
by joplin
Joplin is joining the naked!
I was debanded yesterday and here are the results:
Here's the before pic:
I'm wearing a "2 in 1" kind of Hawley-retainer-expander for the first couple of weeks/months before getting to final retention phase. Ortho still wants to manipulate my upper left molars that tend to lean into a cross bite. This appliance is supposed to fix that.
I also have permanent retainers behind both my front uppers and lowers. See here for more details on my retainer experience so far:
viewtopic.php?t=444&start=405
I hope to get that missing corner of the left (my left) front tooth fixed at some point, although it doesn't look as bad in this picture as in some of the earlier ones.
Here are my photos from day 1 until yesterday:
viewtopic.php?p=34190#34190
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:47 am
by jennielee81
WOW, LOVE YOUR NEW SMILE!!!!!
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:39 am
by *melissa*
Your new smile is beautiful!!
Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:38 pm
by jamie315
Hey youe teeth look great, Congrats
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:33 am
by joplin
Thank you, everyone! I can't believe they are mine to keep
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:54 pm
by stevon
Absolutely marvelous! You should be very proud. That is an amazing transformation and your new smile is truly stellar!
Congrats!
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:24 am
by browneyedgrl
Your teeth look great!
B
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:20 pm
by jjames
HOLY CRAP those are some good looking teeth!!! You must be estatic
You were debanded same day I was - they look awesome!
Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:57 pm
by TigerLily
Wow....!!!!!
They look amazing.
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:51 pm
by joplin
Thank you, thank you, thank you! And congratulations, jjames!!!
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:17 am
by EramusBraces
Gorgeous! :] Congratulations on making it through!
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:43 pm
by Sara
I have just started my journey- and I have spent many days wondering if it really will be worth it- but looking at your beautiful perfect smile it will be. congrats..... you must be so proud
xxx
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:33 pm
by ishasha
Wow, fantastic!!! Congratulations!
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:14 pm
by emily25
Fantastic, you must be over the moon. they look great. Hoping mine turn out any where near as good as yours.
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 6:53 am
by joplin
Thanks, everyone!
First of all: boy I love posting in the Naked Tooth section now after a long stay at Our Braces Stories
The latest: I had my first post-braces appointment at the ortho's today. Turned out that there is a new tongue related problem: previously the problem was that my tongue insisted on resting behind the lowers and I needed to learn to make it rest up against the palate. I learned, but now the tongue is pushing my upper teeth outwards on the left side and opening up gaps between those teeth.
OK, this is a problem, but I think I quite like the solution my ortho suggested: they are making me a positioner (like this
http://www.woodlandsorthodontist.com/im ... tioner.jpg) to wear at night only. It should "teach" my tongue to behave and simultaneously do a final touch up for my bite. The good news is that if it works I wouldn't have to wear a day time retainer at all - besides the permanent ones on both top and bottom, of course.
Next appiontment is for the molds (yack!) next week, and the week after that I'm going to get the positioner.
Oh, and on Monday I'm going in for my first post-braces dentist's appointment - hoping no cavities will be found! I will also ask my dentist is she thinks that broken corner of my left front tooth could be fixed a little.
