groovie's braces journal (Pics too!)
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I'm so happy to read your post and see how nicely your treatment is progressing. I have a similar bite to yours at the beginning of your treatment and I've found out that elastics are definitely in my future as well. My upper central incisors overlap the lowers but those darn canines hit almost end to end and chewing is so hard. I'm glad you are making such great strides and will soon be out of all the torture devices. For myself I'm happy to hear of others who are having success changing their bite without surgery. Best of luck to you. I hope to see more updates soon and those great pictures, too!!
Ceramic upper & lower 2/22/06--3M Clarity
"Ever notice how instant gratification takes too long?"
Thanks!
Thanks for the responses, KK and CLAmom! Elastics really do make a difference, even in one month!
To: Rdavido
Thanks for the message! 5 more months but it seems like forever~~!!
Dr. told me good news!
Went for my monthly adjustment as usual...and my doctor told me that my teeth are really looking good and I can take them off in September! I thought I would take it off in late October or even in November right before my wedding, but SEPTEMBER! Wow, that was the best thing I heard today! Yay!
TODAY MAKES 1 YEAR
One year ago...June 29, 2005 is when I got my braces on! I can't believe it has been a year already~~! But I am so ready to take these off!
By the way, I put a link to my braces picture page so click the WWW button below. Thanks!
By the way, I put a link to my braces picture page so click the WWW button below. Thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you for your comments! I can't wait to get them off!! I don't even remember how it feels to have nothing touching the inside of my lips!
Hey ,
Im really interested in your case. Can you tell me what was wrong with your teeth in the begining? Did you have an underbite? I just ask because i have an underbite and like yours (in your before pics) it isnt that noticeable. Also, did they try and offer you surgery?
Im diagnosing myself at the mo as i have my appointment on weds and dont know what diagnosis to expect, if they say surgery im out of that chair i tell you that much! haha
Really enjoyed looking at your site with your pics, your teeth look wickid.
Many Thanks
newmetal
Im really interested in your case. Can you tell me what was wrong with your teeth in the begining? Did you have an underbite? I just ask because i have an underbite and like yours (in your before pics) it isnt that noticeable. Also, did they try and offer you surgery?
Im diagnosing myself at the mo as i have my appointment on weds and dont know what diagnosis to expect, if they say surgery im out of that chair i tell you that much! haha
Really enjoyed looking at your site with your pics, your teeth look wickid.
Many Thanks
newmetal
WOO HOO!!! The time has finally come!
Just came back from my adjustment...MY FINAL ONE!! I will be taking these braces off next month! I'm so happy I almost cried when my Doctor told me.
I'm so happy I made a ticker. Yay!
I'm so happy I made a ticker. Yay!
OMG!!
I have 12 more days till these braces come off!
I just hope my ortho doesn't tell me I have to wait 1 more month or something!
That's what happened to my coworker. Hers was postponed a month because the ortho wasn't 100% satisfied yet...
I just hope my ortho doesn't tell me I have to wait 1 more month or something!
That's what happened to my coworker. Hers was postponed a month because the ortho wasn't 100% satisfied yet...
Getting UN-Braced today...hopefully!
It's 7:35AM now...very sleepy...but I have to be excited, these wires are finally coming off in a few hours!
I'm not keeping my hopes up TOO high, because there's always a chance that Dr. might change his mind, right? (I'm such a pessimist!)
Well, I'll be back with the results later today.
Have a great day, everyone!!
I'm not keeping my hopes up TOO high, because there's always a chance that Dr. might change his mind, right? (I'm such a pessimist!)
Well, I'll be back with the results later today.
Have a great day, everyone!!
PAINFUL!
Day 1 after getting my braces off...I'm in pain!
The removal of the braces was not bad...the only thing that was annoying was the scraping off the cement.
Then I got permanent (I have to wear it about 5-10 years) retainers on the bottom, which is really, a single wire behind 4 of my bottom teeth.
The top retainers is a removable one that I wear 16 hours a day for the first month, then 8 hours a day after that...and THIS IS THE PAINFUL ONE!!
I feel like I just got braced all over again! Dr. said it will be painful just for a week. I hope so, because the top part is just throbbing with pain! But anyway, I am glad they are off. No complaints on that. I will post the updated pictures in my website soon.
The removal of the braces was not bad...the only thing that was annoying was the scraping off the cement.
Then I got permanent (I have to wear it about 5-10 years) retainers on the bottom, which is really, a single wire behind 4 of my bottom teeth.
The top retainers is a removable one that I wear 16 hours a day for the first month, then 8 hours a day after that...and THIS IS THE PAINFUL ONE!!
I feel like I just got braced all over again! Dr. said it will be painful just for a week. I hope so, because the top part is just throbbing with pain! But anyway, I am glad they are off. No complaints on that. I will post the updated pictures in my website soon.