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38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
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Bracingmyself33
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Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
Did you have any turbo or molar buildups?
Based on your photos, I suppose you may have either of those so your two front teeth will not knock off the brackets of your front bottom row due to the overbite. With buildups, our teeth are unable to meet.
I had my buildups for the same reason and my doc told me that she will have them removed once my top row of teeth are aligned.
Based on your photos, I suppose you may have either of those so your two front teeth will not knock off the brackets of your front bottom row due to the overbite. With buildups, our teeth are unable to meet.
I had my buildups for the same reason and my doc told me that she will have them removed once my top row of teeth are aligned.
Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
Hey! I can see a difference! But like they say- be patient. It'll happen.
Those bite blocks are awful. I had them for the first month or so then they wore down. Recently my bottom brackets are starting to hit the back of my front teeth. I know if I say something that I will get some nice new blocks, so I am waiting to see if something shifts more before I say it. LOL
Those bite blocks are awful. I had them for the first month or so then they wore down. Recently my bottom brackets are starting to hit the back of my front teeth. I know if I say something that I will get some nice new blocks, so I am waiting to see if something shifts more before I say it. LOL
Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
You were all right - I just needed to be patient! I am 6 months into this now and I can see MASSIVE improvements (in my opinion anyway)! 
(sorry the picture is obscenely large)! I'm very excited about the progress over the next 6 months now...
(sorry the picture is obscenely large)! I'm very excited about the progress over the next 6 months now...
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Skwiredmouth
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Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
Wow...thats such a big progress....i just started mine last week and its day 7.
I still dont have the confidence of posting pics because I have so bad teeth and trust me even your starting position is pretty good.
I still dont have the confidence of posting pics because I have so bad teeth and trust me even your starting position is pretty good.
Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
Wow, they're really lining up!
Skwiredmouth, don't worry about posting pics, it just makes the progress all that more exciting! We're the last people who will judge you on your smile!
Skwiredmouth, don't worry about posting pics, it just makes the progress all that more exciting! We're the last people who will judge you on your smile!
Upper arch braced (traditional metal) on 17/02/17
Debonded 17/01/18 with a fixed retainer
Estimated treatment time 18 months, actual time 11 months
Debonded 17/01/18 with a fixed retainer
Estimated treatment time 18 months, actual time 11 months
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tillybrace
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Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
I 100% agree with thisatrixa wrote:Wow, they're really lining up!
Skwiredmouth, don't worry about posting pics, it just makes the progress all that more exciting! We're the last people who will judge you on your smile!
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Skwiredmouth
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Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
Thanks guys. I have started posting pics nowtillybrace wrote:I 100% agree with thisatrixa wrote:Wow, they're really lining up!
Skwiredmouth, don't worry about posting pics, it just makes the progress all that more exciting! We're the last people who will judge you on your smile!
in my journey post.http://www.archwired.com/phpbb2/viewtop ... =9&t=51720
Re: 38 years old with Damon clear/metal - my journey
Well just under 2 years later (and I am no longer 38 years old as per title) and I have been de-braced!!! I will post a separate post with some pics and thoughts.
Sorry I have not been very active after the first 6 months but life took over and my braces just weren't that significant. They quietly did their job and I am now over the moon with a new massively improved smile!
If only I had done this years ago!!!!
I will post a separate post with some pics and thoughts. Sorry I have not been very active after the first 6 months but life took over and my braces just weren't that significant. They quietly did their job and I am now over the moon with a new massively improved smile!
If only I had done this years ago!!!!