Joining the club of braces faces!

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#1 Post by **EstelleDeParis** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:35 am

Hi everybody,

I'm Estelle, 34 y/o and am starting my orthodontic treatment tomorrow morning. Not sure if I get the full top and bottom set of braces tomorrow. I do know I am getting spacers around my 4 crowns to prepare them for banding.

I am not looking forward for the constant discomfort, the tedious cleaning and the canker sores but all together I owe it my smile which is tainted by a mess of crooked lower teeth and shifted upper ones. Getting rid of recurring periodontal disease, making cleaning my teeth easier and finally get implants for the molars I am missing is really what I am looking forward to.

I don't want to torture you fellow braces wearer but since I enjoy my last days of freedom, I have been eating Tbone steaks, messy sugary sweets things as much as I can. Tomorrow will be smoothies, soups and pudding. I think I am ready!

#2 Post by **EstelleDeParis** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:43 am

Oops! posted too fast.

Here are 2 shots before: You can see the lower crowding and upper shifting. Hygienists always have a hard time cleaning the bottom and I get quadrants cleaning concentrated here to avoid periodontal disease that develops even if I carefully clean my teeth. *sigh*

On this one you can see that my teeth collapse inside and are beyond crowding. I am also missing a molar which makes chewing annoying.There are already a bunch of things I don't like to eat like tortilla chips that poke the naked gums. Sadly I am also missing a molar on the other side on top.

#3 Post by **SDFD TSchott** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:36 am

EstelleDeParis wrote:Oops! posted too fast.

Here are 2 shots before: You can see the lower crowding and upper shifting. Hygienists always have a hard time cleaning the bottom and I get quadrants cleaning concentrated here to avoid periodontal disease that develops even if I carefully clean my teeth. *sigh*

On this one you can see that my teeth collapse inside and are beyond crowding. I am also missing a molar which makes chewing annoying.There are already a bunch of things I don't like to eat like tortilla chips that poke the naked gums. Sadly I am also missing a molar on the other side on top.

Your photos are not showing up for one reason that I can see. Your link doesn't end the way it usually does for links to end (see below)

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See the .jpg at the end of the code? That's what you need in order for your pictures to show here on the forums.

#4 Post by **EstelleDeParis** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:46 am

Oh ok! Thanks for your help, I should probably do a preview next time to make sure the links show properly.

#5 Post by **EstelleDeParis** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:23 pm

All right. Now that I finally figured out on how to post pics. Here are the "before" shots.

Tomorrow is the beginning of a long journey to change all this mess!

#6 Post by **SDFD TSchott** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:18 pm

Awesome, looks like you have a great journey to go full steam ahead

Looking forward to your story.

#7 Post by **Rizzie** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 6:22 am

Hello and welcome! You will be surprised at how fast your teeth will untangle. My lowers looked a lot like yours, and after 2 months they are now sitting side-by-side.

Hope your bracing goes smoothly, and keep us posted.

#8 Post by **aveggiewriter** » Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:53 am

Hi Estelle,

I'm curious to see how your treatment is progressing. I'm 19 and braces are still a few months at least away from me as I'm just starting out and may need extractions. But I can see some similarities between my teeth and yours. I have an extra tooth in front of the others on my lower row and lots of crowding on the upper. One of my front teeth sticks out and I have a tooth set behind.

I hope it's all going well for you so far.

Alex

#9 Post by **EstelleDeParis** » Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:24 am

I have been in treatment for 2 months.

I just had an adjustment and all rewired at the bottom. The top was left with the original wiring.

There has been A LOT of movement and the bottom teeth are getting less and less sore!

That picture was taken the day I got braced.

This picture was taken today. 2 months and 6 days in treatment.

Pictures speak for themselves!!! Of course like a lot told here, it gets worse before it gets better but you can see how fast the process goes.

My ortho says he thinks it will take something like 6 months to move my teeth to a more lined up position and the rest of the treatment to play with my bite.

I am able to floss the bottom front teeth with a lot of ease and my gums are already liking this a lot!
Apart from a little bit of sensitivity to cold after each adjustment and a few days of discomfort, all together it is not so bad.

The worst part was when they put them in, 2 months ago. I was litteraly crying at night but really after a while it's getting better.

#10 Post by **Sandpiper** » Sun Nov 21, 2010 11:48 am

Fantastic progress - you must be very encouraged. Look forward to hearing how things improve over the coming months.

#11 Post by **Snowglobe32** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:52 pm

Looking good so far! Isn't it amazing how quickly the teeth move?

#12 Post by **Vanessaness** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:40 pm

Wow I'm amazed at how much your teeth have moved in such short time. I just got mine done yesterday and in a lot of pain. But looking forward to the changes that are to come.

#13 Post by **EstelleDeParis** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:29 am

So I noticed a few days a quite remarkable milestone in this long process of shifting the crookedness around.

All front bottom teeth have moved quite significantly and are now in a better aligned position. Also the pain is new reasonable, the bottom part of my mouth was so sore for the longest time until a week ago or so, I can finally use my front teeth to eat

So here are the pictures, 2 months and 18 days in treatment:

The top didn't move so much except for a few teeth, because there was not so much crowding, it is way less flagrant but still noticeable also the top hasn't been rewired since day 1. Maybe next appointment?

#14 Post by **EstelleDeParis** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 2:42 am

DOH!

That's the second picture I meant to post!