Well just before Xmas i got the BEST present - my debracing, which has been 10.5 years in the works!
For those of you unfamiliar with my surgery, here are the links:
(post-op) viewtopic.php?t=18335&highlight=
(6 month report) viewtopic.php?t=21289&highlight=
My ortho wasn't totally happy with taking my braces off, but my surgeon gave me the O.K. and I am happy with the result. My teeth have been CRAZY sensitive since the appointment but that will get better soon im sure. I still have 4 buttons on my back molars to wear elastics for a few months, but otherwise my mouth is so beautifully naked!!
At 9 months post-op I still have numbness in the lower right side of my face, which i am fairly certain is going to be permanent. It's an inconvenience I am just going to learn to live with...oh well.
This is my post-op Timeline:
![Image](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/kate0310/timeline.jpg)
And here are the braceless pics!
![Image](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/kate0310/teeeeth.jpg)
![Image](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/kate0310/bitebeforeandafter.jpg)
![Image](http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s142/kate0310/beforeafterface.jpg)
Thanks to everyone who got me through this surgery recovery (especially Meryaten and Brandy!)
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Cheers,
Kate