Rachel's 6 month smile (With pics!)
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:46 am
So I've been silently visiting these forums the past couple years dreaming of the day I would finally get braces as well. I wasn't sure if I'd want to ever make a post showing my progress but I decided why not after 5 months so far and seeing a dramatic change in my teeth so far for the 6 month smile dealio. I also considered on posting only until I had enough pics to show progress right away instead of making you guys wait to see it happen 
I just turned 25 and all my life I was really self-conscious about my smile and never laughed with my teeth or smiled with my teeth showing. I had really low self esteem about it and felt like I always looked angry because I always tried not to smile even if I found something to be funny. The first day of my appt. and getting approved credit to get these braces I literally cried tears of joy that's how important this has been to me.
I don't know how much more time I have left to finish but I feel like there's been incredible movement in so little time. The first week was pretty brutal in terms of swelling and mouth pain. I think it was on the 4th/5th day the pain subsided and all was fine then. I want to say I felt one tooth (my lateral incisor) move each day I woke up the first 2 weeks even. I could literally wake up and look in the mirror and see the movements.
I wish I got a better -first- picture of my teeth initially. The date I got my braces was on 4/22 I believe so I took my first picture several days later but I definitely remember and seeing movements so fast.
Here's an album of my progress so far: http://imgur.com/a/hzGTc#0
And here's a picture I took of me smiling for once! http://i.imgur.com/Js8pRaP.jpg
Hope you guys enjoy the pics and I'll keep updating until they're off
I just turned 25 and all my life I was really self-conscious about my smile and never laughed with my teeth or smiled with my teeth showing. I had really low self esteem about it and felt like I always looked angry because I always tried not to smile even if I found something to be funny. The first day of my appt. and getting approved credit to get these braces I literally cried tears of joy that's how important this has been to me.
I don't know how much more time I have left to finish but I feel like there's been incredible movement in so little time. The first week was pretty brutal in terms of swelling and mouth pain. I think it was on the 4th/5th day the pain subsided and all was fine then. I want to say I felt one tooth (my lateral incisor) move each day I woke up the first 2 weeks even. I could literally wake up and look in the mirror and see the movements.
I wish I got a better -first- picture of my teeth initially. The date I got my braces was on 4/22 I believe so I took my first picture several days later but I definitely remember and seeing movements so fast.
Here's an album of my progress so far: http://imgur.com/a/hzGTc#0
And here's a picture I took of me smiling for once! http://i.imgur.com/Js8pRaP.jpg
Hope you guys enjoy the pics and I'll keep updating until they're off
you look great!!
