My braces story! :D Pictures! big pictures.. SORRY!

[magster]

I was first told I needed braces when I was 14 - my parents initial response "we dont have the money"


Either or, after that I honestly hardly ever smiled - hate my smile more than anything... I figured one day I'll get braces when I can afford them so now at 22 I decided to get braces!
Either or, I have minor crowding on the bottom and top just misaligned teeth (also one of my canines is wayyy much higher than it should be so are some of the others) also, overbite and one of my bottom teeth overlaps the top one (treatment time: estimated 18-24 months)

My teeth are not "HORRIBLE" the ortho said, but obviously they could use work.

Sorry the pictures arent that great but I took them with my phone, flash kept on making the pictures hard to see but its better then nothing.

Will try to take more later and upload as well


ALSO that is not me smiling JUST TRYING TO GET A GOOD PICTURE therefore I opened my mouth very wide

[kayleighkelley]

Welcome and good luck with your journey, I just started mine too

[magster]

additional pictures black and white because the flash kept on making the brackets blend it and my stupid phone camera obviously sucks





the bottom teeth that you see in picture #1 are actually my TOP TEETH - i was trying to take a better picture lol so i did it upside down


picture #2 is my bottom

[Annie Lou]

Welcome!
As far as I can see from these pics, your teeth don't look bad at all

I've just got braced bit over month ago, but I really have a mess in my mouth

Good luck with your braces journey!!!

[magster]

so 1 week passed. 2 spaces were created (you cant see in the pictures but i can see them) people said this is normal - but I DONT know why I need spaces there anyways.. time will tell?

below are addtl pictures.
I think my bottom front moved 2 of them had crowding now 3 of the bottom ones are straight with one crowded one? other than that I dont see any other changes yet but its ok its only been a week.


LEFT SIDE

RIGHT SIDE

- TOP

and this is the bottom

[magster]

HELLO ALL!

Updated pictures as of now - braces coming off August 19th I've come a long way

- this is the top



- bottom!

[magster]

see all the way from the top to the bottom

[Jay04]

You have really beautiful teeth. If my end result is half as good as yours, i'd be ecstatic.

[magster]

Thank you! I'm just excited to be getting them off and originally I told myself I would be happy if I got them off before I turned 24.. well I turn 24 in December so I AM HAPPY!!!!!