Finally Braced!!

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Sportsman31
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Finally Braced!!

#1 Post by Sportsman31 »

Well yesterday was the big day and I am finally braced. I got 3m clarity brackets on the top and bottom with a white wire on the top. This is my first time ever with braces and at this point isnt bad at all, no pain, canker sores, etc. I'm sure there will be more fun to come in the future. The worst part about the entire thing has been when I had the spacers. I couldnt eat anything remotely solid for a week and a half. The braces are a breeze compared to the spacers. I'm not sure really how to upload pictures, so any help there would be great!
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SmileLikeUMeanIt
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Re: Finally Braced!!

#2 Post by SmileLikeUMeanIt »

Congrats! They look great! I also got ceramic uppers with the white wire and its not that noticeable.
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January 21st, 2013: Spacers Placed
January 26th, 2013: Porcelain Uppers with White Wire and Metal Lowers with Metal Wire
Sentence: 24 Months
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zdenka
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Re: Finally Braced!!

#3 Post by zdenka »

Looking good. I really like the white wire. Good luck.
Total sentence 567 days. :)
Debond day: Dec 10, 2013
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belistic10
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#4 Post by belistic10 »

they look great! i like the white wire! i have ceramic uppers but normal wire, and lower is all metal :) its great your not in pain yet, i found the inital few days quite painful and then ulcers a bit of a issue for the first few weeks! goodluck!
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Mary Crawley
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#5 Post by Mary Crawley »

Looking good! The white wire looks awesome.
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mollyluise
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#6 Post by mollyluise »

Yay congrats!! I agree, that white wire is cool!!
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30 years old, In-Ovation C, estimated 16-18 months :)
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Ciara
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#7 Post by Ciara »

Glad to hear you are not in pain. The white wire looks great!
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mollyluise
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#8 Post by mollyluise »

How's everything going? You're about a month in now! Hope all is well!
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30 years old, In-Ovation C, estimated 16-18 months :)
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Angel269
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Re: Finally Braced!!

#9 Post by Angel269 »

Looks good the ceramics and coated archwire :-)

Mine are also ceramics with a coated archwire just mine aren't self ligating.

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Impressions-08/06/12
Big Day-22/06/12
Started using Bite Plate-14/07/12
Estimated treatment-8 months (upper ceramics)
Debond date-04/03/13
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Jester321
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#10 Post by Jester321 »

Congrats! Hope you see great progress soon!
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jmjohnson317
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Re: Finally Braced!!

#11 Post by jmjohnson317 »

I'm hoping mine doesn't hurt either, I'm being braced in 2 weeks and I'm super nervous
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Sportsman31
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Re: Finally Braced!!

#12 Post by Sportsman31 »

Don't be nervous at all. It takes some gettin used to but not bad at all. Mine were sore for a couple of days but after that its been good. Just be prepared for a couple days of soft food and you'll be fine
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jmjohnson317
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Re: Finally Braced!!

#13 Post by jmjohnson317 »

Thanks for the words of encouragement, but I'm not sure it'll be the same for me.
I'm a wuss when it comes to oral pain as it is, and I have some drastic movement to do. I've got teeth that are pushed so far back I don't even know how they're going to reach the wire there
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