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curvyivy
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#1 Post by curvyivy »

Hey everyone! :-1 I will be getting my braces on the 29th. I'm anxious AND excited!

Here's a lil background info:

I'll 34 yrs old next month and used to want braces as a kid. I have a large gap and used to hate it. After a while, the gap/space didnt bother me as much and I even got compliments on it. However, I also have a deep/overbite which I loathe. As I got older, my teeth began to shift and my gap got wider, my bite got deeper and I also started getting some very minor crowding in the bottom front. Sooo, after much research I decided to go w/ Damon braces. Clear upper, metal lowers. I thought I may want Invisalign for a minute but, I didn't want to have to deal w/ taking those aligners in and out..just put something on my teeth and let it work 24/7.

Soooo..I'll be reading around on here some more and will post some pics of my teeth shortly.

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#2 Post by BraceFace2o1o »

Hi and welcome! :) Congrats on starting your orthodontic journey. Seems only a short time ago I was getting mine, but now it's been over 2 years not sure where the time went
Braces: Metal fixed upper and lower
Estimated treatment time: 18-24 months
Braces Removed: August 2013 (after 33 months in braces)
Retainers: Upper & lower essix and lower bonded
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#3 Post by Tobilei »

Welcome to the forum :) I'm 34 too and had that gap in the middle. I don't like it but I wouldn't have fixed my smile just because of it (although I was rather concerned when my ortho told me it would likely get worse as I got older).

I too considered invisalign for a long while. In the end, like you, I just wanted to be able to sit and have a coffee without having to take anything out. Plus I was worried that when things hurt I'd just take them out for too long and I can honestly say, I know now that would have been the case.

Good luck for your brace day :)

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#4 Post by curvyivy »

Thanks y'all!

Braceface2o1o- 2 yrs , congrats! How much time you have left?

Tobilei - Sounds very similar to my story...My grandmother has a gap and it's HUGE now so, I definitely didnt want mine to continue on to that size.lol How long before you saw progress w/ it closing after you got your braces?

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#5 Post by Tobilei »

Honestly the gap (top and bottom) is still there :( However the whole bottom left side has started to come together and is looking good (but that will probably change again). The bottom closed up around week 3 or 4 I think, but then things shifted again and it came back. The top has closed a little at the moment but I wouldn't be surprised if it came back either. I'm trying to be patient :P

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#6 Post by KeL Anne »

Welcome and good luck!

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#7 Post by curvyivy »

Tobilei - Patience IS a virtue huh? lol I'm sure I'll be super anxious to see changes too.

Thanks Kel Anne!

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#8 Post by curvyivy »

Tomorrow is the big day!!! :jump: :tingrin:

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#9 Post by Tobilei »

Good luck! :jump:

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#10 Post by curvyivy »

Thank you!!! 2:20pm...

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#11 Post by SunshineRay »

How did it go? Do you have before pics?

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#12 Post by curvyivy »

@SunshineRay It went fine. It didnt take long at all. My orthodontist assistant who put the brackets on said we got finished an hour earlier than she'd anticipated. I havent had any paint thus far besides a little discomfort from the brackets rubbing the inside of my cheeks.

I posted some pics in the 'Our Braces Stories'. Here's a link to it:

http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=43839

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