Jennielee81 got my LLBR...it's GOLD! Pic on 16

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#151 Post by **Victoria** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:57 am

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Your teeth and smile looks fantastic!!!

#152 Post by **joplin** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:27 am

Congratulations, Jennielee! What a lovely smile!

#153 Post by **joplin** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:28 am

Argh, double post, sorry!

#154 Post by **Brunoise** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:42 am

Wow! Am I reading this right? You were in braces less than 1 year?

Good for you and glad you love the result.

#155 Post by **jennielee81** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:07 pm

I had them for 21 months total. WORTH EVERY DAY of the time it took!!

#156 Post by **Brunoise** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:21 pm

21 months isn't that long---they look great!

#157 Post by **jennielee81** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:22 pm

I went in today for my first post-debonding check up. I was expecting to get my lower bonded lingual retainer, but alas, my lowers are still not perfect.

I did get my x-rays and I was terrified when I saw them!!!

It looks like that lower central incisor's root is GONE!

Anyone else think I should worry? I didn't see the pix until I got home, is this something I should point out??? There's nothing they can do about it, I suppose....

I go back in 4 weeks to check my lower's alignment and hopefully set up the retainer bonding appointment.

Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:05 pm

Your teeth look fantastic! Congratulations on finishing!

As to your root - definitely bring it up with your ortho and/or dentist. That's what the roots look like on all of my front lowers, and it's actually why I got braces - to fix my bite so that my uppers aren't banging on my lowers every time I bite down. I don't think there's anything they can do to get the root to grow back, but at least for me, now that my teeth don't slam into each other, the roots won't deteriorate any further and I'll be fine (knock wood). Maybe you're in the same situation? Let us know what your ortho says! And congrats again - I especially love the retainer!

#159 Post by **jennielee81** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:25 pm

My husband reminded me that with the pan-x ray, there is a slight visual obstruction in that exact place caused by the little thingy (technical term LOL) that you bite on...I am hoping that's the problem!!

Also, on the not quite done front, I got my lower bio-form retainer dimpled (like invisalign!) so that it would move my lower teeth even more. Boy did they hurt this morning when I took that retainer out!!! This process is very interresting!

To answer your question, Denise, the ortho didn't look at the x-rays while I was there. The assistant took the pictures and only varified that they came out clear...no "reading" of them took place while I was there.

I will certainly ask at my next appointment.

#160 Post by **jennielee81** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:41 am

Here's one of the pictures the orthodontist's assistant took of me at my last appointment.

haven't asked about the root issue I posted above, but here's a picture of me...My whole face!!

That's a great one of my teeth, this is a better one (though it's just a mug shot) of ME:

#161 Post by **Clo** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:24 am

It looks like, when looking at those roots, that they kinda "stop", then there is some
darker area and then they seem to appear again but in a much lighter contrast.
I see this continuation on your left incisor for example, being almost of an equal
length of what you see above this darker area. I made the contrast of your pic some
higher and then one can see it better. Maybe you are right about this bite-on-thingy.
You may very well have there a clever husband ...

#162 Post by **Naduah82** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:33 am

WOW...11 weeks and all that movement!?! Thats amazing.

I can't wait until I get mine now.

Congrats on your beautiful smile!!

#163 Post by **jennielee81** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:33 pm

I got an answer to my root question (see above).

I forgot to ask my ortho when I was there last week. funny how important this was back in March and how I completely forgot about it until today.

My daughter (12) was at her ortho appointment and I was sitting downstairs on their couch knitting a sock (yes....I knit socks). Then my daughter came down with the assistant and they said they needed to check on an x-ray before we left.

The doc came downstairs with her pan-x-ray and showed me how her lower roots seemed to be too small (looked EXACTLY like mine). I immediately said, "OH MY GOSH! Mine looked like that, too." He then showed me the little x-ray they took today and her roots are VERY long. I asked him what was the deal and he said that the pan-x-ray doesn't always show those roots well, something goofy about the machine that is fairly normal in a lot of them.

Just another example of too much information to an under-educated patient!

Now you (and I) know!!

#164 Post by **joney** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:51 pm

Hi Jennielee

Glad the root problem turned out not to be a problem.

I just wanted to say that your teeth look so fantastic now you must be so delighted.

Congratulations again.

By the way I used to knit a lot and recently (as part of my attempt to kick smoking, which I sadly failed at) I knitted some baby bootees for a colleague's baby.

Regards
Joney

#165 Post by **jennielee81** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:01 pm

(We'll refrain from saying that we told you so )

Okay...so ya did! BUT, I need to be told 17 times!!

THANKS!!

just wanted to say that your teeth look so fantastic now you must be so delighted

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Thanks Joney, I am delighted. I still smile in window reflections and my rear view mirror and marvel at the success!!