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hal2me
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#16 Post by hal2me »

Worst= Spacers! Those were the most horrible part so far.

Best= My bite has improved drastically!

Time= 19 months and coming off on 11/23/10!!!!!!
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tsmurfenator
Posts: 134
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Location: Israel

#17 Post by tsmurfenator »

Best = all of the compliments & attention from the ladies :D

Worst = I have gained a lot of weight probably 20 pounds. Can't necessarily blame it on the braces tho.
34 y/o guy with full metal brackets and molar bands since 12/16/2009.
1st Adjustment + secondary molar bands 1/23/2010.
2nd Adjustment 3/27/2010.
3rd Adjustment 5/1/2010.
4th Adjustment 6/11/2010.
5th Adjustment 9/29/2010.
6th Adjustment 2/8/2011.
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wired nana
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Location: USA

#18 Post by wired nana »

Worst: A tie between poking wires and always having to think about what I'm going to be able to eat (then having whatever it is get stuck everywhere)
Best: I'm one fifth of the way through my 24 months!
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NervousNewbie
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#19 Post by NervousNewbie »

wired nana wrote: Best: I'm one fifth of the way through my 24 months!
Congrats!
Worst: A tie between poking wires and always having to think about what I'm going to be able to eat (then having whatever it is get stuck everywhere)
I have a poking hook on the lingual side, and I also have to think, "Can I eat this while still looking like a civilized human being?" and then have to worry about getting everything out of the brackets. Ugh. :(
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Braced September 23, 2010
Debraced February 20, 2014
Estimated Treatment Time: 24 months
Actual Treatment Time: 41 months

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bb2811
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Location: Canberra, Australia

#20 Post by bb2811 »

Best = I won't say my teeth being straighter, becuase I have a long way to go, but I like choosing lig colours and the complements.

Worst = The feeling of pressure after each adjustment, and having to spend about half an hour each day on teeth cleaning.
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believer1964
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How many months to see what your new smile will look like?

#21 Post by believer1964 »

In other words, the smile I see now at 2 months in braces is not going to be the same smile I see in 1 year from now or even 1 1/2 yrs from now.

When you are close to being done, at what point did you see kinda what your new smile going to look like permanately before your braces were taken off? Was it 6 months before having braces taken off, 3 months before having braces taken off?

I hope this makes sense.
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haywire
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Location: Brace Town

#22 Post by haywire »

my upper teeth were straight after 4 months, so my smile didn't change very much since then.
only my bite changed (and the lower teeth straightened, of course)
MY STORY
Braces on 23/07/2009
Braces off 10/12/2010
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llehsal
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Location: Trinidad, aribbean

#23 Post by llehsal »

BEST: That I am seeing great results and I am more comfortable with my smile now.

WORST: When the brackets, hooks and wires poke you and you have no wax :(
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jambo532
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#24 Post by jambo532 »

I have had my braces for 8 month.
Worst: pokey wires, staining, cleaning, eating
Best: seeing constant movement, smiling confidently!
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