So yeah I got lazy and disappeared for a while. My avatar pic is me with my Hawleys - braces came off on October 8 which is a total of 18 months and one week in braces. My advice --- WEAR YOUR ELASTICS! They saved me 6 months of treatment and I didn't have to get TADs (see my earlier posts).
Retainers pretty much suck though - I'm an attorney and I felt like a blubbering fool in court last week b/c I couldn't speak clearly - it's getting better but it's still tough. And I hate not being able to snack without considering if there's a sink nearby to rinse my retainers in if I take them out.
What are your Retainer lives like? OH and the WORST part is that my bite (my wonderfully perfected bite), is now open in the back on the right side...is that normal? I thought Retainers were supposed to hold position not "F" it up...
Dani1983's not-so-cleverly titled braces story
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