Fixing my overjet!!!-Jesslzz's Braces Story with pics
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September 21, 2006
My first birthday in braces!
I turned 30 on September the 12th. Wow, I never pictured this birthday with braces on!! They didn't stop me from eating a lot of cake, anyway . The funny thing about this is that I still have to spend another birthday fully braced. This is quite an experience.
I took all these pics today to see a little progress...my next adjustment is tomorrow, so excuse the stained ligs...I did my best trying not to eat staining food but it was my birthday!!! I had to celebrate...
My ortho put all this new stuff on me: new metal wires and a powerchain elastic (a clear one...just as the one I have on my bottoms...I truly hate the way these things get stained!!).
The first loops (before the canines) were activated to move my four front teeth, and the second loops were closed and tied with elastics and metal wire to my back molars hooks. It was really painful for a week or so but the truth is...everything moved!!!
The wires look a little loose right now...it is because my teeth moved. These wires were really tight a month ago
The gap on my lowers is totally gone!!! Hurray for the powerchain!
Now a couple of comparisons...
This picture is from May
Today. The angle is not exactly the same but I can see progress!!!
Before getting the looped archwire...
What a difference, right???
I'm really happy so far. I can't explain the amazing feeling of actually being able to close my mouth more easily, seeing how my profile photos look a lot better...it is incredible. All the pain from braces and extractions is really worth these days. I know I will feel miserable form the pain tomorrow but that is why is so important to see the progress right now.
Having a journal here is really great. This forum and site are the best...and the people here is wonderful. This braces journey is a hard one, but we all gonna get there...
My new smile so far!!!
My first birthday in braces!
I turned 30 on September the 12th. Wow, I never pictured this birthday with braces on!! They didn't stop me from eating a lot of cake, anyway . The funny thing about this is that I still have to spend another birthday fully braced. This is quite an experience.
I took all these pics today to see a little progress...my next adjustment is tomorrow, so excuse the stained ligs...I did my best trying not to eat staining food but it was my birthday!!! I had to celebrate...
My ortho put all this new stuff on me: new metal wires and a powerchain elastic (a clear one...just as the one I have on my bottoms...I truly hate the way these things get stained!!).
The first loops (before the canines) were activated to move my four front teeth, and the second loops were closed and tied with elastics and metal wire to my back molars hooks. It was really painful for a week or so but the truth is...everything moved!!!
The wires look a little loose right now...it is because my teeth moved. These wires were really tight a month ago
The gap on my lowers is totally gone!!! Hurray for the powerchain!
Now a couple of comparisons...
This picture is from May
Today. The angle is not exactly the same but I can see progress!!!
Before getting the looped archwire...
What a difference, right???
I'm really happy so far. I can't explain the amazing feeling of actually being able to close my mouth more easily, seeing how my profile photos look a lot better...it is incredible. All the pain from braces and extractions is really worth these days. I know I will feel miserable form the pain tomorrow but that is why is so important to see the progress right now.
Having a journal here is really great. This forum and site are the best...and the people here is wonderful. This braces journey is a hard one, but we all gonna get there...
My new smile so far!!!
Full metalmouth!
Hi KK!
Thank you for posting! Yes, my ortho is happy with my progress, on the adjustment on Friday he took pictures of my teeth
Now I'm in pain because of the new adjustment (my front teeth feel so funny...they are moving really fast) so I'm on soft foods for a week or so...
Thanks again! You are a genious
Thank you for posting! Yes, my ortho is happy with my progress, on the adjustment on Friday he took pictures of my teeth
Now I'm in pain because of the new adjustment (my front teeth feel so funny...they are moving really fast) so I'm on soft foods for a week or so...
Thanks again! You are a genious
Full metalmouth!
Hi Jesslzz!
I'm new here, and I've been checking your pictures, I have to say WOW!!!!
It's amazing to see all the progress, congrats!
I don't have my braces yet (hopefully next November ), but I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I do... so thank you for sharing all this with us
I'm from Argentina too , and it was really nice to see that I'm not the only one here ...
Thanks again Take care
Greetings from Patagonia
I'm new here, and I've been checking your pictures, I have to say WOW!!!!
It's amazing to see all the progress, congrats!
I don't have my braces yet (hopefully next November ), but I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I do... so thank you for sharing all this with us
I'm from Argentina too , and it was really nice to see that I'm not the only one here ...
Thanks again Take care
Greetings from Patagonia
Hi and thank you very much for your replies!
Sweet L That is so great! I feel the same...it is really nice to see somebody from Argentina too!!! This forum is an amazing source of information, I was exactly like you a year ago, when I was considering getting into this journey, and this forum provided me with anything I needed.
And in the future when you don't know how to get that floss thread o whatever (there are quite a bunch of differences in orthodontic treatment between other places of the world and here (you will be lucky if you find purple ligs ) please feel free to ask me!
This is so funny we writing in english here...isn't it? Un poco de castellano por favor, jajaja!! I'm from Cordoba, so we are a little far away from each other, but we should keep in touch!
kisses14 Thank you very much for your kind message. I still don't quite like the shape of my teeth but I'm trusting my ortho to even things out when I'm finished About my avatar...somebody told me I shouldn't be putting braces to cute little dogs!! But I like the way they look on him...he's fixing his doggy smile
KJNELLAMORE Thanks a lot!!!
Sweet L That is so great! I feel the same...it is really nice to see somebody from Argentina too!!! This forum is an amazing source of information, I was exactly like you a year ago, when I was considering getting into this journey, and this forum provided me with anything I needed.
And in the future when you don't know how to get that floss thread o whatever (there are quite a bunch of differences in orthodontic treatment between other places of the world and here (you will be lucky if you find purple ligs ) please feel free to ask me!
This is so funny we writing in english here...isn't it? Un poco de castellano por favor, jajaja!! I'm from Cordoba, so we are a little far away from each other, but we should keep in touch!
kisses14 Thank you very much for your kind message. I still don't quite like the shape of my teeth but I'm trusting my ortho to even things out when I'm finished About my avatar...somebody told me I shouldn't be putting braces to cute little dogs!! But I like the way they look on him...he's fixing his doggy smile
KJNELLAMORE Thanks a lot!!!
Full metalmouth!
Impressive progress!
Braced 5-27-06 - 18 months with braces
Case 1 - minor crookedness
Envision Composite Brackets
M1k3y's introduction with photos
M1k3y's journey with photos
Debranded 3-20-08
Case 1 - minor crookedness
Envision Composite Brackets
M1k3y's introduction with photos
M1k3y's journey with photos
Debranded 3-20-08
A year in braces!!!
Today, exactly, is my braces birthday! A year ago I was suffering at my ortho's chair wondering how these things would look in my face. I can't believe how fast this year went by. Well, I have been very, very busy by the end of the past year so for one reason or another I didn't update my journal here at archwired. That was too bad, but that makes the progress I had quite more noticeable now!
The orthodontic Christmas present was a new, very tough bottom archwire and a great news: if my progress keeps going the same way, there is a big possibility that my treatment will be finished in 8 more months!!! I'm so happy! I thought I had at least 12 more months to go yet. Anyway, I know how this is so I won't expect that that estimate is completely accurate, but well, I'm happy in the meantime
Here it is my first picture:
My new smile these days, more metal than ever: loops, square, thick archwires top & bottom, metal ligatures and only a small portion of clear powerchain.
My gaps are gone!!!Yipeee!!!
On my last post I made a "progress pic" in photoshop just to see how I would look without extraction gaps. Now I'm almost there!!!
May 2006
January 2006
This is how my upper arch is looking these days. My extraction gaps are just a millimeter wide. I believe that by the end of this month I will be done and no more gaps for me! I wonder if my ortho would change my looped archwire? As much as I'm grateful for the job the loops have done I really would like to have a regular wire again
Of course there is still much work to be done here, I'm far from finish line yet and apparently my bottoms are slower than my uppers. Here is how my bottom arch look these days. I have a rotated canine, it doesn't show much but I would like to get that fixed. Besides, all my front teeth need to move down because my uppers are almost touching the lower brackets. These teeth need to move down (into the gum) more and they are little rebels. I hope this thicker archwire can convince them to start moving!
On my next appointment I will ask my ortho if it is possible to remove the cleats since apparently I didn't need an extra appliance as he thought at the beginning. But I'm not sure if I will end up needing it! As I said a year ago, this road is full of surprises and they keep coming my way!
Today, exactly, is my braces birthday! A year ago I was suffering at my ortho's chair wondering how these things would look in my face. I can't believe how fast this year went by. Well, I have been very, very busy by the end of the past year so for one reason or another I didn't update my journal here at archwired. That was too bad, but that makes the progress I had quite more noticeable now!
The orthodontic Christmas present was a new, very tough bottom archwire and a great news: if my progress keeps going the same way, there is a big possibility that my treatment will be finished in 8 more months!!! I'm so happy! I thought I had at least 12 more months to go yet. Anyway, I know how this is so I won't expect that that estimate is completely accurate, but well, I'm happy in the meantime
Here it is my first picture:
My new smile these days, more metal than ever: loops, square, thick archwires top & bottom, metal ligatures and only a small portion of clear powerchain.
My gaps are gone!!!Yipeee!!!
On my last post I made a "progress pic" in photoshop just to see how I would look without extraction gaps. Now I'm almost there!!!
May 2006
January 2006
This is how my upper arch is looking these days. My extraction gaps are just a millimeter wide. I believe that by the end of this month I will be done and no more gaps for me! I wonder if my ortho would change my looped archwire? As much as I'm grateful for the job the loops have done I really would like to have a regular wire again
Of course there is still much work to be done here, I'm far from finish line yet and apparently my bottoms are slower than my uppers. Here is how my bottom arch look these days. I have a rotated canine, it doesn't show much but I would like to get that fixed. Besides, all my front teeth need to move down because my uppers are almost touching the lower brackets. These teeth need to move down (into the gum) more and they are little rebels. I hope this thicker archwire can convince them to start moving!
On my next appointment I will ask my ortho if it is possible to remove the cleats since apparently I didn't need an extra appliance as he thought at the beginning. But I'm not sure if I will end up needing it! As I said a year ago, this road is full of surprises and they keep coming my way!
Full metalmouth!
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